Kudal Tehsil - Sindhudurg, Maharashtra

Kudal is an administrative tehsil in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Kudal is the main town for most villages within the tehsil.

The total area of the tehsil is 845 km², including 840.19 km² rural area and 4.50 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1016 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kudal Tehsil

Kudal Tehsil has a total of 125 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	Akeri	Rural	Akeri
2	Ambadpal	Rural	Ambadpal
3	Amberi	Rural	Wados
4	Ambrad	Rural	Ambrad
5	Anav	Rural	Anav
6	Andurle	Rural	Andurla
7	Anjivade	Rural	Vasoli
8	Avalegaon	Rural	Awalegaon
9	Bambarde Tarf Kalsuli	Rural	Vetal-Bambarde
10	Bambarde Tarf Mangaon	Rural	Tersebambarde
11	Bambuli	Rural	Bambuli
12	Bav	Rural	Bav
13	Belnadi	Rural	Pawashi
14	Bengaon	Rural	Mangaon
15	Bhadgaon Bk.	Rural	Bhadgaonbudruk
16	Bhadgaon Kh.	Rural	Bhadgaonbudruk
17	Bharani	Rural	Bharni
18	Bhattgaon	Rural	Mangaon
19	Bhutvad	Rural	Jambhavde
20	Bibavane	Rural	Bibawane
21	Borbhat	Rural	Pawashi
22	Chafeli	Rural	Vasoli
23	Chendawan	Rural	Chendvan
24	Deulwadi	Rural	Pinguli
25	Dholkarwadi	Rural	Mangaon
26	Digas	Rural	Digas
27	Durganagar	Rural	Sonawadetarfkalsuli
28	Gandhigram	Rural	Chendvan
29	Gandhinagar	Rural	Parabwada(Pat)
30	Gaondhad	Rural	Walawal
31	Gavalgaon	Rural	Kupawade
32	Gavrai	Rural	Gaorai
33	Ghadigaon	Rural	Sonawadetarfkalsuli
34	Ghatakarnagar	Rural	Mangaon
35	Ghavanale	Rural	Ghavnale
36	Ghotage	Rural	Ghotage
37	Girgaon	Rural	Girgon-Kusgaon
38	Gondhalpur	Rural	Pinguli
39	Gondhayale	Rural	Goveri
40	Gothos	Rural	Gothos
41	Goveri	Rural	Goveri
42	Gudhipur	Rural	Pinguli
43	Hirlok	Rural	Hirlok
44	Humarmala	Rural	Humarmala
45	Humras	Rural	Humras
46	Jambharmala	Rural	Salgaon
47	Jambhavade	Rural	Jambhavde
48	Kadawal	Rural	Kadawal
49	Kaleli	Rural	Kaleli
50	Kandargaon	Rural	Nerur(Dewoolwada)
51	Kanduli	Rural	Wados
52	Karivane	Rural	Digas
53	Kasal	Rural	Kasal
54	Kattagaon	Rural	Mangaon
55	Kavathi	Rural	Kavathi
56	Kavilgaon	Rural	Nerur(Dewoolwada)
57	Kavilkate	Urban	Not applicable
58	Keravade Karyad Narur	Rural	Kerawadekaryatnarur
59	Keravade Tarf Mangaon	Rural	Keravdetarfmangaon
60	Khocharewadi	Rural	Ghavnale
61	Khutvalwadi	Rural	Ghavnale
62	Kinlos	Rural	Hirlok
63	Kudal	Both	Not applicable
64	Kunde	Rural	Kunde
65	Kupavade	Rural	Kupawade
66	Kusabe	Rural	Pokharankusbe
67	Kusagaon	Rural	Girgon-Kusgaon
68	Kutgaon	Rural	Nerur(Dewoolwada)
69	Madgaon	Rural	Madyachiwadi
70	Mandkuli	Rural	Mandkuli
71	Mangaon	Rural	Mangaon
72	Mankadevi	Rural	Nerur(Dewoolwada)
73	Mitkyachiwadi	Rural	Pawashi
74	More	Rural	Wados
75	Mudyacha Kond	Rural	Walawal
76	Mulade	Rural	Mulade
77	Munagi	Rural	Andurla
78	Naiknagar	Rural	Chendvan
79	Naikwadi	Rural	Sarambal
80	Namasgaon	Rural	Salgaon
81	Namaspur	Rural	Ghavnale
82	Naneli	Rural	Naneli
83	Narur Karyad Narur	Rural	Narurkaryatnarur
84	Neharunagar	Rural	Bambuli
85	Nerur Karyad Narur	Rural	Nerur
86	Nerur Tarf Haveli	Rural	Nerur(Dewoolwada)
87	Nileli	Rural	Gothos
88	Nirukhe	Rural	Nirukhe
89	Nivaje	Rural	Nivaje
90	Oras Bk.	Rural	Orosbudruk
91	Oras Kh.	Rural	Anav
92	Padave	Rural	Padave
93	Pandur	Rural	Panadur
94	Pangrad	Rural	Pangrad
95	Pat	Rural	Parabwada(Pat)
96	Pawashi	Rural	Pawashi
97	Pinguli	Rural	Pinguli
98	Pokharan	Rural	Pokharankusbe
99	Pulas	Rural	Pulas
100	Ranbambuli	Rural	Ranbambuli
101	Raygaon	Rural	Goveri
102	Rumadgaon	Rural	Digas
103	Saigaon	Rural	Nerur(Dewoolwada)
104	Sakirde	Rural	Vasoli
105	Salgaon	Rural	Salgaon
106	Sangirde	Urban	Not applicable
107	Sarambal	Rural	Sarambal
108	Shivapur	Rural	Shivapur
109	Sonavade Tarf Haveli	Rural	Sonawadetarfhaveli
110	Sonavade Tarf Kalsuli	Rural	Sonawadetarfkalsuli
111	Talegaon	Rural	Sarambal
112	Taligaon	Rural	Mangaon
113	Tembdhurinagar	Rural	Pinguli
114	Tembgaon	Rural	Awalegaon
115	Tendoli	Rural	Tendoli
116	Tulsuli Karyad Narur	Rural	Tulsulikaryatnarur
117	Tulsuli Tarf Mangaon	Rural	Tulsulitarfmangaon
118	Upavade	Rural	Vasoli
119	Vadihumarmala	Rural	Humarmala(Walawal)
120	Wadivarvade	Rural	Wadivaravade
121	Wados	Rural	Wados
122	Walawal	Rural	Walawal
123	Warde	Rural	Varde
124	Wasoli	Rural	Vasoli
125	Zarap	Rural	Zarap

Population of Kudal Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Kudal Tehsil has a total population of 1,55,624 people, consisting of 77,159 males and 78,465 females. There are 38,128 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 184 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,55,624	1,39,609	16,015
Male Population	77,159	69,088	8,071
Female Population	78,465	70,521	7,944
Total Households	38,128	34,127	4,001
Population Density	184 / km²	166 / km²	3,559 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,22,484 literate people and 12,918 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 10,398 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,879 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	12,918	11,313	1,605
Literate Population	1,22,484	1,09,527	12,957
Illiterate Population	33,140	30,082	3,058
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	10,398	9,237	1,161
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	1,879	1,770	109

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)	Kudal (कुडाल)
District	Sindhudurg
State / UT	Maharashtra
Total Area	845 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1016
Total Population (2011)	1,55,624
Density	184/km²
Total Villages	125

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