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About Takave Village

Takave is a mid sized village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,063, made up of 517 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Takave Overview

Census 2011 figures for Takave village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415410
Area (hectares) 637.17 hectares
Population 1,063
Male Population 517
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Takave compares

By the 2011 count Takave is the 55th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 637.17 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Takave

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

Takave lies about 54 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 19 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 Takave
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 11 km
Nearest town Urun-Islāmpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 19 km
District headquarters Sangli 54 km

Villages closest to Takave

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Takave village had a population of 1,063. That makes it the 55th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Takave village has 517 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Takave has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Takave is 415410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Takave covers 637.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Takave falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Takave is Shenoli, about 19 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 Takave.

Takave is about 54 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Takave is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 11 km away. Urun-Islāmpur is about 16 km away. Shenoli is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhairewadi (under 2 km), Bambavade (2.1 km) and Pachumbri (2.2 km).

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

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