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About Virgaon Village

Virgaon is a large village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,545, made up of 1,802 males and 1,743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1337 hectares hectares.

Virgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 1337 hectares
Population 3,545
Male Population 1,802
Female Population 1,743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Virgaon compares

By the 2011 count Virgaon is the 11th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 1337 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Virgaon

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

How far is Virgaon from other places

Virgaon lies about 118 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Tumsar Town, about 6.2 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 Virgaon
Nearest town Tumsar 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Tumsar Town 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 32 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 118 km

Villages closest to Virgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Virgaon village had a population of 3,545. That makes it the 11th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Virgaon village has 1,802 males and 1,743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virgaon has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Virgaon covers 1337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Virgaon falls under Akola tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Virgaon is Tumsar Town, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Virgaon.

Virgaon is about 118 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virgaon is in Akola tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Tumsar is about 5.4 km away. Tumsar Town is about 6.2 km away. Akola 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 Vihir (under 2 km), Dongargaon (3.5 km) and Pimpalgaon Khand (5.8 km).

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

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