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About Kenjal Village

Kenjal is a small village in Jaoli tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 173 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,202 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares.

Kenjal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenjal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Jaoli
Area (hectares) 198 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 173
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,202
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenjal compares

By the 2011 count Kenjal is the 98th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 666 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1121.

Getting to Kenjal

Kenjal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kenjal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kenjal from other places

Kenjal lies about 48 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 15 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 Kenjal
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaoli 17 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 31 km
District headquarters Satara 48 km

Villages closest to Kenjal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenjal village had a population of 381. That makes it the 98th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 666 residents.

Kenjal village has 173 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenjal has about 1202 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1121.

Kenjal covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kenjal falls under Jaoli tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kenjal is Kalambani Budruk, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kenjal.

Kenjal is about 48 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenjal is in Jaoli tehsil of Satara district. Kalambani Budruk is about 15 km away. Jaoli is about 17 km away. Chiplūn is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karandoshi (2.1 km), Agalavewadi (4.4 km) and Anewadi (4.4 km).

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

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