Gadhinglaj Tehsil - Kolhapur District, Maharashtra

Gadhinglaj is an administrative tehsil in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Gadhinglaj is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Pachhapur, while the nearest airport is Belgaum Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 32.2 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 472 km², including 469.00 km² rural area and 3.38 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1038 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Gadhinglaj Tehsil

Gadhinglaj Tehsil has a total of 95 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Ainapur	Rural	Ainapur
2	Aralgundi	Rural	Aralgundi
3	Arjunwadi	Rural	Arjunwadi
4	Atyal	Rural	Atyal
5	Aurnal	Rural	Aurnal
6	Badyachiwadi	Rural	Badyachiwadi
7	Basarge Bk	Rural	Basarge Budruk
8	Basarge Kh	Rural	Basarge Budruk
9	Batkanangale	Rural	Batkanagale
10	Beknal	Rural	Bekanal
11	Belgundi	Rural	Belagundi
12	Bhadgaon	Rural	Bhadgaon
13	Bidrewadi	Rural	Bidrewadi
14	Bugadi Katti	Rural	Bugadikatti
15	Chandankud	Rural	Chandankud
16	Channekuppi	Rural	Channekuppi
17	Chinchewadi	Rural	Chinchewadi
18	Donewadi	Rural	Donewadi
19	Dugunwadi	Rural	Dugunwadi
20	Dundage	Rural	Dundage
21	Gadhinglaj	Urban	Not applicable
22	Gijavane	Rural	Gijavane
23	Gudalkop	Rural	Bugadikatti
24	Hadlge	Rural	Hadalge
25	Halkarni	Rural	Halkarni
26	Hanimnal	Rural	Hanimanal
27	Hanmantwadi	Rural	Hanmantwadi
28	Harli Bk.	Rural	Harali Budruk
29	Harli Kh.	Rural	Harali Khurd
30	Hasurchampu	Rural	Hasurchampu
31	Hasursasgiri	Rural	Hasur Sasgiri
32	Hasurwadi	Rural	Hasurwadi
33	Hebbal Jaldyal	Rural	Hebbal Jaladyal
34	Hebbal Kasaba Nool	Rural	Hebbal Kasaba Nool
35	Helewadi	Rural	Shippur Tarf Nesari
36	Hidadugi	Rural	Hidadugi
37	Hirlage	Rural	Hiralage
38	Hitni	Rural	Hitani
39	Hunginhal	Rural	Hunginhal
40	Idarguchhi	Rural	Idarguchchi
41	Inchanal	Rural	Inchnal
42	Jakhewadi	Rural	Jakhewadi
43	Jambhulwadi	Rural	Jambulwadi
44	Jarali	Rural	Jarali
45	Kadal	Rural	Kadal
46	Kadalge	Rural	Kadalage
47	Kadgaon	Rural	Kadgaon
48	Kalamwadi	Rural	Kalammawadi
49	Kalavi Katti	Rural	Kavalikatti
50	Kanadewadi	Rural	Kanadewadi
51	Karambali	Rural	Karambali
52	Kasaba Nool	Rural	Kasaba Nool
53	Kaulge	Rural	Koulage
54	Khamale Hatti	Rural	Khamalehatti
55	Khandal	Rural	Khanadal
56	Kumari	Rural	Kumari
57	Kumbalhal	Rural	Kumbalhal
58	Linganur T. Nesari	Rural	Lingnur Kasaba Nesari
59	Lingnoor K. Nool	Rural	Lingnur Kasaba Nool
60	Madyal Kasaba Nul	Rural	Madyal Kasaba Nool
61	Mahagaon	Rural	Mahagaon
62	Maladewadi	Rural	Kasaba Nesari
63	Manganur Tarf Sawatwadi	Rural	Mangnur Tarf Savatwadi
64	Manwad	Rural	Manwad
65	Masewadi	Rural	Masewadi
66	Mugali	Rural	Mugali
67	Mungurwadi	Rural	Mungurwadi
68	Mutnal	Rural	Mutnal
69	Nandanwad	Rural	Nandanwad
70	Nangnur	Rural	Nagnoor
71	Narewadi	Rural	Narewadi
72	Naukud	Rural	Noukud
73	Nesari	Rural	Kasaba Nesari
74	Nilji	Rural	Nilaji
75	Sambare	Rural	Sambare
76	Saroli	Rural	Saroli
77	Sawatwadi Tarf Nesari	Rural	Savatwadi Tarf Nesari
78	Shendri	Rural	Shendri
79	Shindewadi	Rural	Shindewadi
80	Shippur Tarf Ajara	Rural	Shippur Tarf Ajara
81	Shippur Tarf Nesari	Rural	Shippur Tarf Nesari
82	Talewadi	Rural	Talewadi
83	Tanavadi	Rural	Tanawadi
84	Tarewadi	Rural	Tarewadi
85	Tavarewadi	Rural	Tavarewadi
86	Teginhal	Rural	Teginhal
87	Terani	Rural	Terani
88	Tikkewadi	Rural	Arjunwadi
89	Tupurwadi	Rural	Tupurwadi
90	Umbarwadi	Rural	Umbarwadi
91	Vadarage	Rural	Vadarage
92	Waghrali	Rural	Wagharali
93	Wairagwadi	Rural	Vairagwadi
94	Yamehatti	Rural	Yamehatti
95	Yenechavandi	Rural	Yenechavandi

Population of Gadhinglaj Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Gadhinglaj Tehsil has a total population of 2,25,734 people, consisting of 1,10,727 males and 1,15,007 females. There are 52,872 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 478 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	2,25,734	1,98,549	27,185
Male Population	1,10,727	97,109	13,618
Female Population	1,15,007	1,01,440	13,567
Total Households	52,872	46,637	6,235
Population Density	478 / km²	423 / km²	8,043 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,55,508 literate people and 22,764 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 22,569 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,625 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Particulars	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	22,764	20,083	2,681
Literate Population	1,55,508	1,33,611	21,897
Illiterate Population	70,226	64,938	5,288
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	22,569	20,043	2,526
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	1,625	1,393	232

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Gadhinglaj (गडहिंग्लज)
District	Kolhapur
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Pachhapur
Total Area	472 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1038
Total Population (2011)	2,25,734
Density	478/km²
Total Villages	95

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