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About Pokhale Village

Pokhale is a large village in Panhala tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,274, made up of 1,216 males and 1,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokhale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokhale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Panhala
Pincode 416114
Area (hectares) 378.25 hectares
Population 2,274
Male Population 1,216
Female Population 1,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokhale compares

By the 2011 count Pokhale is the 29th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 378.25 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Pokhale

Pokhale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokhale as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pokhale from other places

Pokhale lies about 17 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pokhale
Tehsil headquarters Panhala 9.1 km
Nearest town Wadgaon 13 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 17 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 17 km

Villages closest to Pokhale

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Panhala tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pokhale

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokhale village had a population of 2,274. That makes it the 29th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Pokhale village has 1,216 males and 1,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokhale has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Pokhale is 416114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokhale covers 378.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pokhale falls under Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pokhale is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pokhale.

Pokhale is about 17 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokhale is in Panhala tehsil of Kolhapur district. Panhala is about 9.1 km away. Wadgaon is about 13 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakhale (under 2 km), Kekhale (1.8 km) and Male (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pokhale today is likely to be higher.

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