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About Sarmal Village

Sarmal is a mid sized village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 956, made up of 490 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarmal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarmal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Pincode 421604
Area (hectares) 342.09 hectares
Population 956
Male Population 490
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarmal compares

By the 2011 count Sarmal is the 94th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 342.09 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Sarmal

Sarmal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sarmal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarmal from other places

Sarmal lies about 70 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Khardi, about 31 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 Sarmal
Tehsil headquarters Shahapur 30 km
Nearest railway station Khardi 31 km
Nearest town Junnar 34 km
District headquarters Thane 70 km

Villages closest to Sarmal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarmal village had a population of 956. That makes it the 94th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Sarmal village has 490 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarmal has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Sarmal is 421604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarmal covers 342.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarmal falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sarmal is Khardi, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarmal.

Sarmal is about 70 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarmal is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Shahapur is about 30 km away. Khardi is about 31 km away. Junnar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mal (under 2 km), Malad (under 2 km) and Malegaon (under 2 km).

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

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