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About Visakhar Village

Visakhar is a small village in Mulshi tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 81 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 796 hectares hectares.

Visakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Visakhar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Mulshi
Area (hectares) 796 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 81
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Visakhar compares

By the 2011 count Visakhar is the 126th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents. Its 796 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Visakhar

Visakhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Visakhar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Visakhar from other places

Visakhar lies about 30 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Kothrud, about 27 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 Visakhar
Nearest town Kharakvasla 19 km
Nearest railway station Kothrud 27 km
District headquarters Pune 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Mulshi 34 km

Villages closest to Visakhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Visakhar village had a population of 171. That makes it the 126th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents.

Visakhar village has 81 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Visakhar has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Visakhar covers 796 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Visakhar falls under Mulshi tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Visakhar is Kothrud, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Visakhar.

Visakhar is about 30 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Visakhar is in Mulshi tehsil of Pune district. Kharakvasla is about 19 km away. Kothrud is about 27 km away. Pune is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakhari (under 2 km), Ugavali (2.6 km) and Wadavali (2.6 km).

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

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