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About Sangaon Village

Sangaon is a small village in Lakhani tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 117 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.85 hectares hectares.

Sangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhani
Area (hectares) 115.85 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 117
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 786
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangaon compares

By the 2011 count Sangaon is the 80th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 115.85 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Sangaon

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

Sangaon lies about 34 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Arjuni, about 23 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 Sangaon
Nearest railway station Arjuni 23 km
Nearest town Pawni 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhani 34 km
District headquarters Bhandara 34 km

Villages closest to Sangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangaon village had a population of 209. That makes it the 80th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Sangaon village has 117 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangaon has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Sangaon covers 115.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sangaon falls under Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sangaon is Arjuni, about 23 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 Sangaon.

Sangaon is about 34 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangaon is in Lakhani tehsil of Bhandara district. Arjuni is about 23 km away. Pawni is about 25 km away. Lakhani is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondi (under 2 km), Pahadi (under 2 km) and Deori (under 2 km).

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

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