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'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
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- LGD code
- 554748
- Pincode
- 402111
- Post office
- Tala (Raigarh(MH))
- Population
- 505
- Households
- 133
- Literacy rate
- 68.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1045 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 171
- Distance to district centre
- 122 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 107 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 87 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 577 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kolad · 13 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Bhat Nursing Home · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Tokarde compares
By population, Tokarde ranks #34 of 65 villages in Tala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.1%
+2.9% vs mandal average
- Tokarde
- 68.1%
- Tala mandal
- 65.2%
- Raigad district
- 73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,045
−66 vs mandal average
- Tokarde
- 1,045
- Tala mandal
- 1,111
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Tokarde
- 3.8
- Tala mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tokarde at a glance
Tokarde is a village of 505 people in 133 households (Census 2011) in Tala taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 34th-largest of 65 villages in Tala taluka. Literacy is 68%, 3 points above the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,045 women per 1,000 men. It lies 122 km from the Raigad district centre, 52 km from Asade, the nearest town, 13 km from Kolad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 402111, served by Tala (Raigarh(MH)) post office; the LGD village code is 554748. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Bhat Nursing Home, 12 km away. The village votes in Shirur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dnyaneshwar Alias Mauli Aba Katke. The population is estimated at 595 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tokarde
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ROHA ASHTAMI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 213
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 25
- Forest area (ha)
- 30
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Tokarde
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Tokarde
- LGD code
- 554748
- Pincode
- 402111
- Post office
- Tala (Raigarh(MH))
- Population (Census 2011)
- 505
- Population (projected 2026)
- 595
- Households
- 133
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1045
- Literacy rate
- 68.1%
- Coordinates
- 18.32771°N, 73.12611°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shirur
- Member of Parliament
- Amol Kolhe
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dnyaneshwar Alias Mauli Aba Katke
- Block / Mandal
- Tala
- Nearest PHC
- Sai clinic (89.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Tokarde
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai87 kmcapital
- Hyderabad577 km
- Bengaluru764 km
- Chennai961 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKolad13 km
- Bus stopChandore Village19 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Bhat Nursing Home12 km
- ATM / bankBank of India Pali (Sudhagad) Branch26 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum13 km
- CollegeJSM College44 km
- Police stationMangaon police station20 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 402111
Villages near Tokarde
Other villages in Tala mandal
View all 60+ →- Tala
- Rahatad
- Mandad
- Rowala
- Pitsai
- Majgaon
- Washihaveli
- Borgharhaveli
- Charai Kh.
- Mahagaon
- Anandwadi
- Khambavali
- Talegaon Tarf Tale
- Panheli
- Medhe
- Kude
- Shenate
- Hanuman Nagar
- Phalshet Karnala
- Malathe
- Nigudshet
- Washimahagaon
- Girne
- Sonsade
- Maluk
- Waral
- Bhanang
- Tamhane Tarf Tale
- Shenawali
- Wanjloshi
- Adnale
- Ranechi Wadi
- Choravali
- Kalsambade
- Barpe
- Wanaste
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)