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About Kande Village

Kande is a large village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,335, made up of 2,315 males and 2,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 797 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kande village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415412
Area (hectares) 797 hectares
Population 4,335
Male Population 2,315
Female Population 2,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kande compares

By the 2011 count Kande is the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 797 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Kande

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

Kande lies about 50 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 Kande
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 7.6 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 17 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 28 km
District headquarters Sangli 50 km

Villages closest to Kande

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kande village had a population of 4,335. That makes it the 5th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Kande village has 2,315 males and 2,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kande has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Kande is 415412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kande covers 797 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kande falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kande is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 Kande.

Kande is about 50 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kande is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 7.6 km away. Shahuwadi is about 17 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Natoli (2.3 km), Mangle (3.5 km) and Sagaon (3.6 km).

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

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