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About Mhalunge Village

Mhalunge is a small village in Mahabaleshwar tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 35 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 859.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mhalunge Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mhalunge village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Mahabaleshwar
Pincode 415715
Area (hectares) 859.16 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 35
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mhalunge compares

By the 2011 count Mhalunge is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 859.16 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 1079.

Getting to Mhalunge

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

Mhalunge lies about 38 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Chiplun, about 23 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 Mhalunge
Nearest railway station Chiplun 23 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahabaleshwar 30 km
District headquarters Satara 38 km

Villages closest to Mhalunge

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mhalunge village had a population of 76. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Mhalunge village has 35 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mhalunge has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

The pincode recorded for Mhalunge is 415715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mhalunge covers 859.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mhalunge falls under Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mhalunge is Chiplun, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Mhalunge.

Mhalunge is about 38 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mhalunge is in Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district. Chiplun is about 23 km away. Chiplūn is about 24 km away. Mahabaleshwar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morni (2.0 km), Lamaj (4.7 km) and Uchat (5.4 km).

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

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