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About Konal Village

Konal is a large village in Dodamarg tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,070, made up of 1,091 males and 979 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 941.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416549, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Dodamarg
Pincode 416549
Area (hectares) 941.49 hectares
Population 2,070
Male Population 1,091
Female Population 979
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Konal compares

By the 2011 count Konal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 941.49 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1040.

Getting to Konal

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

Konal lies about 25 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 24 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 Konal
Tehsil headquarters Dodamarg 13 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 24 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 25 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 30 km

Villages closest to Konal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Konal village had a population of 2,070. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Konal village has 1,091 males and 979 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konal has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Konal is 416549. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konal covers 941.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Konal falls under Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Konal is Thivim, about 24 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 Konal.

Konal is about 25 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Konal is in Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Dodamarg is about 13 km away. Thivim is about 24 km away. Sindhudurg is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhike Konal (under 2 km), Khanyale (2.7 km) and Ghotge (3.1 km).

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

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