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About Pachgaon Village

Pachgaon is a mid sized village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 449 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.11 hectares hectares.

Pachgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhandur
Area (hectares) 341.11 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 449
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pachgaon compares

By the 2011 count Pachgaon is the 53rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 341.11 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Pachgaon

Pachgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pachgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pachgaon from other places

Pachgaon lies about 35 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Wadegaon, about 25 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 Pachgaon
Nearest town Pawni 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhandur 19 km
Nearest railway station Wadegaon 25 km
District headquarters Bhandara 35 km

Villages closest to Pachgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachgaon village had a population of 914. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Pachgaon village has 449 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachgaon has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Pachgaon covers 341.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pachgaon falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pachgaon is Wadegaon, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Pachgaon.

Pachgaon is about 35 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachgaon is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Pawni is about 17 km away. Lakhandur is about 19 km away. Wadegaon is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palependhari (under 2 km), Ghodezari (under 2 km) and Belati (2.0 km).

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

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