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About Kanalkond Village

Kanalkond is a mid sized village in Sangameshwar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 349 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418 hectares hectares.

Kanalkond Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanalkond village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Sangameshwar
Area (hectares) 418 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 349
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanalkond compares

By the 2011 count Kanalkond is the 108th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 418 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1170.

Getting to Kanalkond

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

Kanalkond lies about 56 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Sawarda, about 9.5 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 Kanalkond
Nearest railway station Sawarda 9.5 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sangameshwar 26 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 56 km

Villages closest to Kanalkond

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanalkond village had a population of 690. That makes it the 108th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Kanalkond village has 349 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanalkond has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1170.

Kanalkond covers 418 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanalkond falls under Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kanalkond is Sawarda, about 9.5 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 Kanalkond.

Kanalkond is about 56 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanalkond is in Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Sawarda is about 9.5 km away. Chiplūn is about 16 km away. Sangameshwar 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 Bhirkond (under 2 km), Katurdi Kond (under 2 km) and Kond Ambed (under 2 km).

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

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