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About Alkud S Village

Alkud S is a large village in Kavathemahankal tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,329, made up of 1,159 males and 1,170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1571.6 hectares hectares.

Alkud S Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alkud S village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Kavathemahankal
Area (hectares) 1571.6 hectares
Population 2,329
Male Population 1,159
Female Population 1,170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Alkud S compares

By the 2011 count Alkud S is the 24th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 1571.6 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 965.

Getting to Alkud S

Alkud S is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alkud S 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alkud S from other places

Alkud S lies about 25 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Agran Dhulgaon, 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 Alkud S
Nearest railway station Agran Dhulgaon 18 km
Nearest town Tāsgaon 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kavathemahankal 25 km
District headquarters Sangli 25 km

Villages closest to Alkud S

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kavathemahankal 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 Alkud S

As per the Census of India 2011, Alkud S village had a population of 2,329. That makes it the 24th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Alkud S village has 1,159 males and 1,170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alkud S has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Alkud S covers 1571.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alkud S falls under Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Alkud S is Agran Dhulgaon, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Alkud S.

Alkud S is about 25 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alkud S is in Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district. Agran Dhulgaon is about 18 km away. Tāsgaon is about 18 km away. Kavathemahankal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alkud (under 2 km), Kharshing (3.9 km) and Deshing (4.8 km).

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

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