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About Sakalgaon Village

Sakalgaon is a large village in Ghansawangi tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,049, made up of 1,055 males and 994 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1531 hectares hectares.

Sakalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Ghansawangi
Area (hectares) 1531 hectares
Population 2,049
Male Population 1,055
Female Population 994
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Sakalgaon is the 24th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 1531 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sakalgaon

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

Sakalgaon lies about 48 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Partur, about 14 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 Sakalgaon
Nearest railway station Partur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansawangi 15 km
Nearest town Partūr 17 km
District headquarters Jalna 48 km

Villages closest to Sakalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakalgaon village had a population of 2,049. That makes it the 24th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Sakalgaon village has 1,055 males and 994 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakalgaon has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Sakalgaon covers 1531 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakalgaon falls under Ghansawangi tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakalgaon is Partur, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Sakalgaon.

Sakalgaon is about 48 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakalgaon is in Ghansawangi tehsil of Jalna district. Partur is about 14 km away. Ghansawangi is about 15 km away. Partūr is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghonsi Kh (2.9 km), Belwadi (3.2 km) and Kothala Bk (3.3 km).

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

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