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About Sakhalkond Village

Sakhalkond is a small village in Sangameshwar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 138 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,268 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhalkond Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhalkond village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Sangameshwar
Pincode 415611
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 138
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,268
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakhalkond compares

By the 2011 count Sakhalkond is the 165th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 942 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1170.

Getting to Sakhalkond

Sakhalkond is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakhalkond as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakhalkond from other places

Sakhalkond lies about 56 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Sawarda, about 9.5 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 Sakhalkond
Nearest railway station Sawarda 9.5 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sangameshwar 26 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 56 km

Villages closest to Sakhalkond

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhalkond village had a population of 313. That makes it the 165th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 942 residents.

Sakhalkond village has 138 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhalkond has about 1268 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1170.

The pincode recorded for Sakhalkond is 415611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhalkond covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakhalkond falls under Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakhalkond is Sawarda, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sakhalkond.

Sakhalkond is about 56 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhalkond is in Sangameshwar tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Sawarda is about 9.5 km away. Chiplūn is about 16 km away. Sangameshwar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhirkond (under 2 km), Kanalkond (under 2 km) and Katurdi Kond (under 2 km).

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

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