# Saskal Village, Phaltan, Satara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Phaltan, Satara 

# Saskal

Saskal is a village in Phaltan sub-district of Satara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,632 people in 346 households**, the 67th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.5%.

- 1,632people (2011)
- 346households
- 81.6%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Saskal PIN code and other codes

Saskal falls in Phaltan sub-district, Satara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPhaltan
- Census village code563322

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Saskal from nearby towns?

- Phaltan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Satara (district HQ)60 km by road
- Phaltan (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Saskal?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Saskal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phaltan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Phaltan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phaltan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Saskal known for?

About 50% of the 787 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Saskal

Of every 100 households in Saskal in 2011, 78 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Saskal · ■ Phaltan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**27%

Tap water ****66%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**71%

Use banking services ****87%**

**78%

Television ****55%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Saskal?

■ Saskal · ■ Phaltan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**79.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**863

Working population ****51.1%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 74.7% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 343 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (29%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 139 (17%) · **■** Marginal 86 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Phaltan

- Malvadi1,707 people
- Tardaf1,694 people
- Tathavada1,679 people
- Bhawaninagar1,660 people
- Aljapur1,621 people
- Tadavale1,600 people
- Takalwade1,569 people
- Chavhanwadi1,558 people

[All 125 villages in Phaltan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/satara/phaltan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saskal from Satara?60 km by road
- What is the population of Saskal?1,632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saskal in?Satara district (Phaltan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Saskal?81.6% (Census 2011)