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About Aral Village

Aral is a small village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 196 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1196 hectares hectares.

Aral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aral village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Patan
Area (hectares) 1196 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 196
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aral compares

By the 2011 count Aral is the 256th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 859 residents. Its 1196 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1089.

Getting to Aral

Aral is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Aral as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Aral from other places

Aral lies about 28 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Chiplun, about 32 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 Aral
Nearest town Koynanagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 16 km
District headquarters Satara 28 km
Nearest railway station Chiplun 32 km

Villages closest to Aral

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 Aral

As per the Census of India 2011, Aral village had a population of 408. That makes it the 256th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 859 residents.

Aral village has 196 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aral has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1089.

Aral covers 1196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aral falls under Patan tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Aral is Chiplun, about 32 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Aral.

Aral is about 28 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aral is in Patan tehsil of Satara district. Koynanagar is about 13 km away. Patan is about 16 km away. Satara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marali (under 2 km), Naralwadi (under 2 km) and Van (1.8 km).

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

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