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- LGD code
- 568146
- Pincode
- 416508
- Post office
- Kowad
- Population
- 1,654
- Households
- 377
- Literacy rate
- 68.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1027 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 818
- Distance to district centre
- 83 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 352 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 440 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bagewadi · 26 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sankeshwara Government Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kini compares
By population, Kini ranks #33 of 155 villages in Chandgad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.4%
+3.0% vs mandal average
- Kini
- 68.4%
- Chandgad mandal
- 65.4%
- Kolhapur district
- 72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,027
+8 vs mandal average
- Kini
- 1,027
- Chandgad mandal
- 1,019
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Kini
- 4.4
- Chandgad mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kini at a glance
Kini is a village of 1,654 people in 377 households (Census 2011) in Chandgad taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 33rd-largest of 155 villages in Chandgad taluka. Literacy is 68%, 3 points above the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,027 women per 1,000 men. It lies 83 km from the Kolhapur district centre, 14 km from Ankali, the nearest town, 26 km from Bagewadi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 416508, served by Kowad post office; the LGD village code is 568146. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sankeshwara Government Hospital, 7 km away. The village votes in Chandgad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shivaji Shattupa Patil. The population is estimated at 1,950 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kini
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Belgaum(Karnataka)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 125
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 406.09
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 200.78
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kini
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Key facts — Kini
- LGD code
- 568146
- Pincode
- 416508
- Post office
- Kowad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,654
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,950
- Households
- 377
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1027
- Literacy rate
- 68.4%
- Coordinates
- 16.31861°N, 74.50866°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kolhapur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chandgad
- Member of Parliament
- Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shivaji Shattupa Patil
- Block / Mandal
- Chandgad
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (14.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kini
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai352 kmcapital
- Hyderabad440 km
- Bengaluru499 km
- Chennai717 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBagewadi26 km
- Bus stopಬೆಲ್ಲದ ಬಾಗೇವಾಡಿ23 km
- Hospital / PHCSankeshwara Government Hospital7 km
- ATM / bankCorporation Bank ATM7 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum14 km
- CollegeS.b Shirkoli Homoeopathic Medical College Sankeshwar8 km
- Police stationHukkeri Police Station14 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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