About Savalaj Village

Savalaj is one of the larger villages in Tasgaon tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,140, made up of 5,201 males and 4,939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Savalaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Savalaj village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Tasgaon
Pincode	416311
Area (hectares)	3178 hectares
Population	10,140
Male Population	5,201
Female Population	4,939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Savalaj compares

By the 2011 count Savalaj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,139 residents. Its 3178 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Savalaj

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

Savalaj lies about 36 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Langarpeth, about 21 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 Savalaj
Tehsil headquarters	Tasgaon	20 km
Nearest town	Tāsgaon	20 km
Nearest railway station	Langarpeth	21 km
District headquarters	Sangli	36 km

Villages closest to Savalaj

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.

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Common questions about Savalaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Savalaj village had a population of 10,140. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,139 residents.

Savalaj village has 5,201 males and 4,939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Savalaj has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Savalaj is 416311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Savalaj covers 3178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Savalaj falls under Tasgaon tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Savalaj is Langarpeth, about 21 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 village for Savalaj.

Savalaj is about 36 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Savalaj is in Tasgaon tehsil of Sangli district. Tasgaon is about 20 km away. Tāsgaon is about 20 km away. Langarpeth is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.