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About Khatav Village

Khatav is a mid sized village in Palus tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,800, made up of 920 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 642.36 hectares hectares.

Khatav Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatav village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Palus
Area (hectares) 642.36 hectares
Population 1,800
Male Population 920
Female Population 880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khatav compares

By the 2011 count Khatav is the 24th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,712 residents. Its 642.36 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Khatav

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

How far is Khatav from other places

Khatav lies about 12 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Nandre, about 3.2 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 Khatav
Nearest railway station Nandre 3.2 km
Nearest town Tāsgaon 12 km
District headquarters Sangli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Palus 16 km

Villages closest to Khatav

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatav village had a population of 1,800. That makes it the 24th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,712 residents.

Khatav village has 920 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatav has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Khatav covers 642.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khatav falls under Palus tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khatav is Nandre, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance for Khatav.

Khatav is about 12 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatav is in Palus tehsil of Sangli district. Nandre is about 3.2 km away. Tāsgaon is about 12 km away. Sangli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wasgade (2.0 km), Bramhanal (2.7 km) and Sukhwadi (4.4 km).

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

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