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About Kasai Village

Kasai is a large village in Dodamarg tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,811, made up of 1,964 males and 1,847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasai village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Dodamarg
Pincode 416512
Area (hectares) 1163 hectares
Population 3,811
Male Population 1,964
Female Population 1,847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasai compares

By the 2011 count Kasai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 1163 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Kasai

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

Kasai lies about 29 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 12 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 Kasai
Tehsil headquarters Dodamarg 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 12 km
Nearest town Mapusa 21 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 29 km

Villages closest to Kasai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasai village had a population of 3,811. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Kasai village has 1,964 males and 1,847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasai has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Kasai is 416512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasai covers 1163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kasai falls under Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kasai is Thivim, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kasai.

Kasai is about 29 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasai is in Dodamarg tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Dodamarg is about 1.8 km away. Thivim is about 12 km away. Mapusa 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 Girode (1.9 km), Ambeli (2.2 km) and Maneri (2.8 km).

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

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