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About Karungale Village

Karungale is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,899, made up of 930 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 721.99 hectares hectares.

Karungale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karungale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 721.99 hectares
Population 1,899
Male Population 930
Female Population 969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karungale compares

By the 2011 count Karungale is the 27th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 721.99 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Karungale

Karungale is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karungale 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 Karungale from other places

Karungale lies about 54 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 37 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 Karungale
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 19 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 37 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 54 km

Villages closest to Karungale

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karungale village had a population of 1,899. That makes it the 27th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Karungale village has 930 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karungale has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Karungale covers 721.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karungale falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karungale is Shenoli, about 37 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 Karungale.

Karungale is about 54 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karungale is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 19 km away. Shenoli is about 37 km away. Kolhapur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khede (under 2 km), Shirale Tarf Warun (2.2 km) and Sondoli (3.7 km).

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

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