About Sakol Village

Sakol is one of the larger villages in Shirur Anantpal tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,696, made up of 3,916 males and 3,780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2462 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413544, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakol village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Tehsil	Shirur Anantpal
Pincode	413544
Area (hectares)	2462 hectares
Population	7,696
Male Population	3,916
Female Population	3,780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakol compares

By the 2011 count Sakol is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents. Its 2462 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 942.

Getting to Sakol

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

Sakol lies about 36 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Her, about 18 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 Sakol
Tehsil headquarters	Shirur Anantpal	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Her	18 km
Nearest town	Nilanga	23 km
District headquarters	Latur	36 km

Villages closest to Sakol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirur Anantpal 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 Sakol

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakol village had a population of 7,696. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents.

Sakol village has 3,916 males and 3,780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakol has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Sakol is 413544. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakol covers 2462 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakol falls under Shirur Anantpal tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakol is Her, about 18 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 Sakol.

Sakol is about 36 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakol is in Shirur Anantpal tehsil of Latur district. Shirur Anantpal is about 7.8 km away. Her is about 18 km away. Nilanga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.