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About Taighat Village

Taighat is a small village in Mahabaleshwar tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 219 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taighat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taighat village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Mahabaleshwar
Pincode 412805
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 219
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taighat compares

By the 2011 count Taighat is the 32nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Taighat

Taighat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taighat 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. The nearest villages by name are Shindola, Shiravali, Shirnar and Sonat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Taighat

As per the Census of India 2011, Taighat village had a population of 455. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Taighat village has 219 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taighat has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1079.

The pincode recorded for Taighat is 412805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taighat covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taighat falls under Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Taighat notes the nearest railway station 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 Taighat.

Taighat is in Mahabaleshwar tehsil of Satara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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