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About Sangaon Village

Sangaon is a small village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 203 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.63 hectares hectares.

Sangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Sakoli
Area (hectares) 177.63 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 203
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangaon compares

By the 2011 count Sangaon is the 72nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 177.63 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Sangaon

Sangaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sangaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 40 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Gond Umari, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters Sakoli 13 km
Nearest railway station Gond Umari 13 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 39 km
District headquarters Bhandara 40 km

Villages closest to Sangaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakoli 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 415. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Sangaon village has 203 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangaon has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Sangaon covers 177.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sangaon falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sangaon is Gond Umari, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sangaon.

Sangaon is about 40 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 Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Sakoli is about 13 km away. Gond Umari is about 13 km away. Desāīganj is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katangdhara (under 2 km), Sangadi (under 2 km) and Sasara (1.6 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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