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About Alate Village

Alate is a large village in Tasgaon tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,068, made up of 1,041 males and 1,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 885.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alate Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alate village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Tasgaon
Pincode 416312
Area (hectares) 885.85 hectares
Population 2,068
Male Population 1,041
Female Population 1,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alate compares

By the 2011 count Alate is the 36th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,139 residents. Its 885.85 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Alate

Alate is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alate as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Alate from other places

Alate lies about 35 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Amnapur, about 16 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 Alate
Nearest town Vite 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tasgaon 16 km
Nearest railway station Amnapur 16 km
District headquarters Sangli 35 km

Villages closest to Alate

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alate village had a population of 2,068. That makes it the 36th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,139 residents.

Alate village has 1,041 males and 1,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alate has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Alate is 416312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alate covers 885.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alate falls under Tasgaon tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Alate is Amnapur, about 16 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 km distance for Alate.

Alate is about 35 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alate is in Tasgaon tehsil of Sangli district. Vite is about 12 km away. Tasgaon is about 16 km away. Amnapur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Limb (2.3 km), Chikhal Gothan (3.6 km) and Borgaon (4.5 km).

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

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