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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
shankar aanda tandale
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- LGD code
- 564651
- Pincode
- 415104
- Post office
- Kale (Satara)
- Population
- 8,741
- Households
- 1,839
- Literacy rate
- 77.6%
- Sex ratio
- 992 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,456
- Distance to district centre
- 162 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 170 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 78 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 547 km
- Nearest railway station
- Malavli · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital Kale Colony · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kale compares
By population, Kale ranks #4 of 216 villages in Karad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.6%
+3.3% vs mandal average
Kale77.6%
Karad mandal74.3%
Satara district74.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
992
+18 vs mandal average
Kale992
Karad mandal974
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
Kale4.8
Karad mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kale at a glance
Kale is a village of 8,741 people in 1,839 households (Census 2011) in Karad taluka, Satara district, Maharashtra, the 4th-largest of 216 villages in Karad taluka. Literacy is 78%, 3 points above the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 992 women per 1,000 men. It lies 162 km from the Satara district centre, 17 km from Asade, the nearest town, 7 km from Malavli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 415104, served by Kale (Satara) post office; the LGD village code is 564651. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital Kale Colony, 2 km away. The sarpanch is shankar aanda tandale , and the village votes in Karmala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narayan (Aba) Govindrao Patil. The population is estimated at 10,306 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kale
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Karad
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 62
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,355.35
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 420.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kale
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kale
- LGD code
- 564651
- Pincode
- 415104
- Post office
- Kale (Satara)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 8,741
- Population (projected 2026)
- 10,306
- Households
- 1,839
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 992
- Literacy rate
- 77.6%
- Coordinates
- 18.68218°N, 73.49160°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karmala
- Member of Parliament
- Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narayan (Aba) Govindrao Patil
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- shankar aanda tandale
- Block / Mandal
- Karad
Getting there
How to reach Kale
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai78 kmcapital
- Hyderabad547 km
- Bengaluru772 km
- Chennai955 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMalavli7 km
- Bus stopKamshet10 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital Kale Colony2 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank7 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump9 km
- CollegeTalegaon medical20 km
- Police stationPolice Madat Kendra7 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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