About Deshing Village

Deshing is one of the larger villages in Kavathemahankal tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,141, made up of 2,652 males and 2,489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6581 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deshing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deshing village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Kavathemahankal
Pincode	416410
Area (hectares)	6581 hectares
Population	5,141
Male Population	2,652
Female Population	2,489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Deshing compares

By the 2011 count Deshing is the 4th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 6581 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Deshing

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

How far is Deshing from other places

Deshing lies about 29 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Agran Dhulgaon, about 13 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 Deshing
Nearest railway station	Agran Dhulgaon	13 km
Nearest town	Tāsgaon	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kavathemahankal	29 km
District headquarters	Sangli	29 km

Villages closest to Deshing

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 Deshing

As per the Census of India 2011, Deshing village had a population of 5,141. That makes it the 4th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Deshing village has 2,652 males and 2,489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deshing has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Deshing is 416410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deshing covers 6581 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Deshing falls under Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Deshing is Agran Dhulgaon, about 13 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 - 10 km distance for Deshing.

Deshing is about 29 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deshing is in Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district. Agran Dhulgaon is about 13 km away. Tāsgaon is about 23 km away. Kavathemahankal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.