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About Chandre Village

Chandre is a large village in Radhanagari tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,119, made up of 1,627 males and 1,492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.97 hectares hectares.

Chandre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandre village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Radhanagari
Area (hectares) 431.97 hectares
Population 3,119
Male Population 1,627
Female Population 1,492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandre compares

By the 2011 count Chandre is the 13th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents. Its 431.97 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chandre

Chandre is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandre as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chandre from other places

Chandre lies about 26 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 27 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 Chandre
Tehsil headquarters Radhanagari 17 km
Nearest town Pachgaon 22 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 26 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 27 km

Villages closest to Chandre

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Radhanagari 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 Chandre

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandre village had a population of 3,119. That makes it the 13th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,745 residents.

Chandre village has 1,627 males and 1,492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandre has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Chandre covers 431.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandre falls under Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chandre is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Chandre.

Chandre is about 26 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandre is in Radhanagari tehsil of Kolhapur district. Radhanagari is about 17 km away. Pachgaon is about 22 km away. Kolhapur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shelewadi (under 2 km), Arjunwada (under 2 km) and Kasabawalwe (2.2 km).

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

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