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About Kasal Village

Kasal is a large village in Kudal tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,399, made up of 2,192 males and 2,207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1439.32 hectares hectares.

Kasal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kudal
Area (hectares) 1439.32 hectares
Population 4,399
Male Population 2,192
Female Population 2,207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kasal compares

By the 2011 count Kasal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 1439.32 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Kasal

Kasal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kasal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kasal from other places

Kasal lies about 16 km from Kudal, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 4.8 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 Kasal
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kudal 16 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 32 km

Villages closest to Kasal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasal village had a population of 4,399. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Kasal village has 2,192 males and 2,207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasal has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

Kasal covers 1439.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kasal falls under Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kasal is Sindhudurg, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kasal.

Kasal is about 16 km from Kudal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasal is in Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 4.8 km away. Kudal is about 16 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusabe (6.9 km), Salgaon (8.2 km) and Talegaon (8.2 km).

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

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