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About Pinguli Village

Pinguli is a mid sized village in Kudal tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,574, made up of 831 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares.

Pinguli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pinguli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kudal
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 1,574
Male Population 831
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pinguli compares

By the 2011 count Pinguli is the 19th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Pinguli

Pinguli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pinguli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pinguli from other places

Pinguli lies about 24 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Zarap, about 4.6 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 Pinguli
Tehsil headquarters Kudal 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Zarap 4.6 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 15 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 24 km

Villages closest to Pinguli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pinguli village had a population of 1,574. That makes it the 19th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Pinguli village has 831 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pinguli has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Pinguli covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pinguli falls under Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pinguli is Zarap, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pinguli.

Pinguli is about 24 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pinguli is in Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kudal is about 4.0 km away. Zarap is about 4.6 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deulwadi (under 2 km), Kudal (4.0 km) and Nerur K Narur (6.4 km).

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

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