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About Kandat Village

Kandat is a small village in Mahabaleshwar tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 71 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1472.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandat village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Mahabaleshwar
Pincode 412806
Area (hectares) 1472.75 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 71
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Kandat compares

By the 2011 count Kandat is the 93rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 1472.75 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Kandat

Kandat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandat 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 Kandat from other places

Kandat lies about 42 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Kalambani Budruk, about 20 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 Kandat
Nearest railway station Kalambani Budruk 20 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahabaleshwar 33 km
District headquarters Satara 42 km

Villages closest to Kandat

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 Kandat

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandat village had a population of 139. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Kandat village has 71 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandat has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1079.

The pincode recorded for Kandat is 412806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandat covers 1472.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandat falls under Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kandat is Kalambani Budruk, about 20 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 Kandat.

Kandat is about 42 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandat is in Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district. Kalambani Budruk is about 20 km away. Chiplūn is about 29 km away. Mahabaleshwar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saloshi (1.8 km), Uchat (2.7 km) and Birwadi (3.9 km).

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

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