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About Kavalapur Village

Kavalapur is one of the larger villages in Miraj tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,434, made up of 7,920 males and 7,514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2895.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kavalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kavalapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Miraj
Pincode 416306
Area (hectares) 2895.19 hectares
Population 15,434
Male Population 7,920
Female Population 7,514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kavalapur compares

By the 2011 count Kavalapur is the 4th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents. Its 2895.19 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kavalapur

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

How far is Kavalapur from other places

Kavalapur lies about 9.2 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Madhavnagar, about 5.7 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 Kavalapur
Nearest railway station Madhavnagar 5.7 km
District headquarters Sangli 9.2 km
Nearest town Sāngli 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Miraj 11 km

Villages closest to Kavalapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kavalapur village had a population of 15,434. That makes it the 4th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents.

Kavalapur village has 7,920 males and 7,514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kavalapur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kavalapur is 416306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kavalapur covers 2895.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kavalapur falls under Miraj tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kavalapur is Madhavnagar, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kavalapur.

Kavalapur is about 9.2 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kavalapur is in Miraj tehsil of Sangli district. Madhavnagar is about 5.7 km away. Sangli is about 9.2 km away. Sāngli is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhgaon (2.2 km), Bisur (2.9 km) and Kavaji Khotwadi (4.8 km).

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

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