About Sakvad Village

Sakvad is a mid sized village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,082, made up of 543 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 420405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakvad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakvad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Dhule
Tehsil	Shirpur
Pincode	420405
Area (hectares)	486.76 hectares
Population	1,082
Male Population	543
Female Population	539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakvad compares

By the 2011 count Sakvad is the 116th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 486.76 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sakvad

Sakvad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakvad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sakvad from other places

Sakvad lies about 47 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Hol, about 15 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 Sakvad
Tehsil headquarters	Shirpur	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Hol	15 km
District headquarters	Dhule	47 km

Villages closest to Sakvad

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

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Common questions about Sakvad

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakvad village had a population of 1,082. That makes it the 116th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Sakvad village has 543 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakvad has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sakvad is 420405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakvad covers 486.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakvad falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakvad is Hol, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sakvad.

Sakvad is about 47 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakvad is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 4.5 km away. Hol is about 15 km away. Dhule is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.