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About Karkhel Village

Karkhel is a mid sized village in Man tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,579, made up of 796 males and 783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1605 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkhel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkhel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Man
Pincode 415509
Area (hectares) 1605 hectares
Population 1,579
Male Population 796
Female Population 783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkhel compares

By the 2011 count Karkhel is the 45th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,950 residents. Its 1605 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Karkhel

Karkhel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karkhel 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 Jambhulani, Jashi, Kalaskarwadi and Kalchondi. 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 Karkhel

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkhel village had a population of 1,579. That makes it the 45th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,950 residents.

Karkhel village has 796 males and 783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkhel has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Karkhel is 415509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkhel covers 1605 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karkhel falls under Man tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Karkhel 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 Karkhel.

Karkhel is in Man 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 Karkhel today is likely to be higher.

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