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About Chakdev Village

Chakdev is a small village in Mahabaleshwar tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 27 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,259 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakdev Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakdev village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Mahabaleshwar
Pincode 415715
Area (hectares) 153.79 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 27
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,259
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakdev compares

By the 2011 count Chakdev is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 153.79 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Chakdev

Chakdev is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakdev as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chakdev from other places

Chakdev lies about 44 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 18 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 Chakdev
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 18 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahabaleshwar 26 km
District headquarters Satara 44 km

Villages closest to Chakdev

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakdev village had a population of 61. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Chakdev village has 27 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakdev has about 1259 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

The pincode recorded for Chakdev is 415715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakdev covers 153.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakdev falls under Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chakdev is Kalambani Budruk, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chakdev.

Chakdev is about 44 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakdev is in Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district. Kalambani Budruk is about 18 km away. Chiplūn is about 22 km away. Mahabaleshwar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shindi (under 2 km), Dhangarwadi (3.8 km) and Morni (5.8 km).

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

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