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About Sakurde Village

Sakurde is a large village in Purandhar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,143, made up of 1,063 males and 1,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakurde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakurde village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Purandhar
Pincode 412303
Area (hectares) 1260 hectares
Population 2,143
Male Population 1,063
Female Population 1,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakurde compares

By the 2011 count Sakurde is the 36th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents. Its 1260 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 971.

Getting to Sakurde

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

Sakurde lies about 39 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Jejuri, about 5.6 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 Sakurde
Nearest railway station Jejuri 5.6 km
Nearest town Sāsvad 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Purandhar 14 km
District headquarters Pune 39 km

Villages closest to Sakurde

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakurde village had a population of 2,143. That makes it the 36th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents.

Sakurde village has 1,063 males and 1,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakurde has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sakurde is 412303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakurde covers 1260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakurde falls under Purandhar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakurde is Jejuri, about 5.6 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 km distance for Sakurde.

Sakurde is about 39 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakurde is in Purandhar tehsil of Pune district. Jejuri is about 5.6 km away. Sāsvad is about 12 km away. Purandhar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhivari (4.2 km), Shivari (4.2 km) and Jejuri Rural (4.2 km).

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

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