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About Vihapur Village

Vihapur is a large village in Kadegaon tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,426, made up of 1,243 males and 1,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1176.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vihapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vihapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Kadegaon
Pincode 415304
Area (hectares) 1176.66 hectares
Population 2,426
Male Population 1,243
Female Population 1,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vihapur compares

By the 2011 count Vihapur is the 24th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents. Its 1176.66 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Vihapur

Vihapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vihapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Vihapur from other places

Vihapur lies about 61 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Karad, about 11 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 Vihapur
Tehsil headquarters Kadegaon 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Karad 11 km
Nearest town Karād 15 km
District headquarters Sangli 61 km

Villages closest to Vihapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vihapur village had a population of 2,426. That makes it the 24th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents.

Vihapur village has 1,243 males and 1,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vihapur has about 952 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 1014.

The pincode recorded for Vihapur is 415304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vihapur covers 1176.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vihapur falls under Kadegaon tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vihapur is Karad, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Vihapur.

Vihapur is about 61 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vihapur is in Kadegaon tehsil of Sangli district. Kadegaon is about 6.0 km away. Karad is about 11 km away. Karād is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karandewadi (2.5 km), Nimsod (3.1 km) and Belavade (3.2 km).

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

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