About Kalaj Village

Kalaj is a large village in Phaltan tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,066, made up of 1,028 males and 1,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1074.41 hectares hectares.

Kalaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalaj village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Satara
Tehsil	Phaltan
Area (hectares)	1074.41 hectares
Population	2,066
Male Population	1,028
Female Population	1,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalaj compares

By the 2011 count Kalaj is the 56th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,304 residents. Its 1074.41 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 937.

Getting to Kalaj

Kalaj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalaj as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalaj from other places

Kalaj lies about 48 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Surawadi, about 4.6 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 Kalaj
Nearest railway station	Surawadi	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phaltan	15 km
District headquarters	Satara	48 km

Villages closest to Kalaj

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

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Common questions about Kalaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalaj village had a population of 2,066. That makes it the 56th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,304 residents.

Kalaj village has 1,028 males and 1,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalaj has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Kalaj covers 1074.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalaj falls under Phaltan tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kalaj is Surawadi, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalaj.

Kalaj is about 48 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalaj is in Phaltan tehsil of Satara district. Surawadi is about 4.6 km away. Phaltan is about 15 km away. Satara is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.