About Ghargaon Village

Ghargaon is one of the larger villages in Shrigonda tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,435, made up of 3,345 males and 3,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2401.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413728, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghargaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmadnagar
Tehsil	Shrigonda
Pincode	413728
Area (hectares)	2401.13 hectares
Population	6,435
Male Population	3,345
Female Population	3,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghargaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghargaon is the 7th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents. Its 2401.13 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Ghargaon

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

How far is Ghargaon from other places

Ghargaon lies about 6.0 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Katol, about 16 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 Ghargaon
Tehsil headquarters	Shrigonda	6.0 km
District headquarters	Ahmadnagar	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Katol	16 km
Nearest town	Kātol	17 km

Villages closest to Ghargaon

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

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Common questions about Ghargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghargaon village had a population of 6,435. That makes it the 7th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,529 residents.

Ghargaon village has 3,345 males and 3,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghargaon has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Ghargaon is 413728. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghargaon covers 2401.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghargaon falls under Shrigonda tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghargaon is Katol, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Ghargaon.

Ghargaon is about 6.0 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghargaon is in Shrigonda tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Shrigonda is about 6.0 km away. Ahmadnagar is about 6.0 km away. Katol is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.