About Chandak Village

Chandak is a mid sized village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 577 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,218 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1015 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415536, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandak village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Satara
Tehsil	Wai
Pincode	415536
Area (hectares)	1015 hectares
Population	1,280
Male Population	577
Female Population	703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,218
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandak compares

By the 2011 count Chandak is the 40th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 1015 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1064.

Getting to Chandak

Chandak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandak 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 Chandak from other places

Chandak lies about 55 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, about 19 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 Chandak
Nearest railway station	Karanjadi	19 km
Nearest town	Mahād	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wai	32 km
District headquarters	Satara	55 km

Villages closest to Chandak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandak village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 40th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Chandak village has 577 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandak has about 1218 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1064.

The pincode recorded for Chandak is 415536. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandak covers 1015 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandak falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chandak is Karanjadi, about 19 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 Chandak.

Chandak is about 55 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandak is in Wai tehsil of Satara district. Karanjadi is about 19 km away. Mahād is about 21 km away. Wai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.