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About Sake Village

Sake is a large village in Kagal tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,700, made up of 1,934 males and 1,766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 901.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sake Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sake village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Kagal
Pincode 416221
Area (hectares) 901.79 hectares
Population 3,700
Male Population 1,934
Female Population 1,766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sake compares

By the 2011 count Sake is the 18th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 901.79 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Sake

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

Sake lies about 22 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 23 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 Sake
Tehsil headquarters Kagal 15 km
Nearest town Kāgal 15 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 22 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 23 km

Villages closest to Sake

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sake village had a population of 3,700. That makes it the 18th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Sake village has 1,934 males and 1,766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sake has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Sake is 416221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sake covers 901.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sake falls under Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sake is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 23 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 Sake.

Sake is about 22 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sake is in Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district. Kagal is about 15 km away. Kāgal is about 15 km away. Kolhapur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vhanali (2.3 km), Belawale Kh (2.8 km) and Kembali (2.9 km).

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

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