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About Kenjal Village

Kenjal is a large village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,238, made up of 1,638 males and 1,600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1096 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415536, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenjal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenjal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Wai
Pincode 415536
Area (hectares) 1096 hectares
Population 3,238
Male Population 1,638
Female Population 1,600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenjal compares

By the 2011 count Kenjal is the 9th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 1096 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1064.

Getting to Kenjal

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

Kenjal lies about 56 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Valha, 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 Kenjal
Nearest town Sāsvad 20 km
Nearest railway station Valha 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Wai 26 km
District headquarters Satara 56 km

Villages closest to Kenjal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wai 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 3,238. That makes it the 9th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Kenjal village has 1,638 males and 1,600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenjal has about 977 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 1064.

The pincode recorded for Kenjal is 415536. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenjal covers 1096 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenjal falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kenjal is Valha, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kenjal.

Kenjal is about 56 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 Wai tehsil of Satara district. Sāsvad is about 20 km away. Valha is about 23 km away. Wai is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Logadwadi (14 km), Vithalwadi (17 km) and Kisanvirnagar (19 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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