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About Saskal Village

Saskal is a mid sized village in Phaltan tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,632, made up of 830 males and 802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 787.18 hectares hectares.

Saskal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saskal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Phaltan
Area (hectares) 787.18 hectares
Population 1,632
Male Population 830
Female Population 802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saskal compares

By the 2011 count Saskal is the 67th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,304 residents. Its 787.18 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Saskal

Saskal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saskal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saskal from other places

Saskal lies about 57 km from Satara. 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 Saskal
Tehsil headquarters Phaltan 7.7 km
District headquarters Satara 57 km

Villages closest to Saskal

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.

Common questions about Saskal

As per the Census of India 2011, Saskal village had a population of 1,632. That makes it the 67th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,304 residents.

Saskal village has 830 males and 802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saskal has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Saskal covers 787.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saskal falls under Phaltan tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Saskal 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 5 - 10 km distance for Saskal.

Saskal is about 57 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saskal is in Phaltan tehsil of Satara district. Phaltan is about 7.7 km away. Satara is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nirugudi (2.1 km), Vinchurni (3.5 km) and Girvi (5.2 km).

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

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