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About Helwak Village

Helwak is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 478 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.22 hectares hectares.

Helwak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Helwak village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Patan
Area (hectares) 61.22 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 478
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Helwak compares

By the 2011 count Helwak is the 98th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 859 residents. Its 61.22 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1089.

Getting to Helwak

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

How far is Helwak from other places

Helwak lies about 44 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Aravali Road, about 21 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 Helwak
Nearest town Koynanagar 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 18 km
Nearest railway station Aravali Road 21 km
District headquarters Satara 44 km

Villages closest to Helwak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Helwak village had a population of 954. That makes it the 98th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 859 residents.

Helwak village has 478 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Helwak has about 996 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 1089.

Helwak covers 61.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Helwak falls under Patan tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Helwak is Aravali Road, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Helwak.

Helwak is about 44 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Helwak is in Patan tehsil of Satara district. Koynanagar is about 4.7 km away. Patan is about 18 km away. Aravali Road is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gokul Tarf Helwak (3.5 km), Torane (3.8 km) and Humbarli (4.1 km).

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

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