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About Karegaon Village

Karegaon is a mid sized village in Lonar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,159, made up of 588 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Lonar
Pincode 443301
Area (hectares) 576.27 hectares
Population 1,159
Male Population 588
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karegaon compares

By the 2011 count Karegaon is the 47th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 576.27 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Karegaon

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

Karegaon lies about 62 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Paradgaon, about 57 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 Karegaon
Tehsil headquarters Lonar 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Paradgaon 57 km
District headquarters Buldana 62 km

Villages closest to Karegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karegaon village had a population of 1,159. That makes it the 47th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Karegaon village has 588 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karegaon has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Karegaon is 443301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karegaon covers 576.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karegaon falls under Lonar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karegaon is Paradgaon, about 57 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 Karegaon.

Karegaon is about 62 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karegaon is in Lonar tehsil of Buldana district. Lonar is about 7.9 km away. Paradgaon is about 57 km away. Buldana is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somthana (1.7 km), Walhur (2.3 km) and Koyali (2.3 km).

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

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