About Alkud Village

Alkud is a mid sized village in Kavathemahankal tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,309, made up of 681 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 945 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alkud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alkud village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Kavathemahankal
Pincode	416419
Area (hectares)	945 hectares
Population	1,309
Male Population	681
Female Population	628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alkud compares

By the 2011 count Alkud is the 40th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 945 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Alkud

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

Alkud 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
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

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.

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Common questions about Alkud

As per the Census of India 2011, Alkud village had a population of 1,309. That makes it the 40th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Alkud village has 681 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alkud has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Alkud is 416419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alkud covers 945 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alkud falls under Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Alkud is Agran Dhulgaon, 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 10+ km distance for Alkud.

Alkud 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 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.