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About Diskal Village

Diskal is a large village in Khatav tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,472, made up of 2,229 males and 2,243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1578 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Diskal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diskal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Khatav
Pincode 415504
Area (hectares) 1578 hectares
Population 4,472
Male Population 2,229
Female Population 2,243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Diskal compares

By the 2011 count Diskal is the 14th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 1578 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Diskal

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

How far is Diskal from other places

Diskal lies about 35 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Adarki, 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 Diskal
Nearest railway station Adarki 16 km
Nearest town Koregaon 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Khatav 35 km
District headquarters Satara 35 km

Villages closest to Diskal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Diskal village had a population of 4,472. That makes it the 14th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Diskal village has 2,229 males and 2,243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diskal has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Diskal is 415504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Diskal covers 1578 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Diskal falls under Khatav tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Diskal is Adarki, 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 10+ km distance for Diskal.

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

Diskal is in Khatav tehsil of Satara district. Adarki is about 16 km away. Koregaon is about 19 km away. Khatav is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vardhangad (10 km), Pusegaon (12 km) and Goregaon (19 km).

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

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