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About Kag Village

Kag is a mid sized village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 353 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.87 hectares hectares.

Kag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kag village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 342.87 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 353
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kag compares

By the 2011 count Kag is the 71st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 342.87 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 964.

Getting to Kag

Kag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kag as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kag from other places

Kag lies about 59 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tempa, about 31 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 Kag
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Tempa 31 km
Nearest town Pawni 43 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 59 km

Villages closest to Kag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kag village had a population of 668. That makes it the 71st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Kag village has 353 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kag has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Kag covers 342.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kag falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kag is Tempa, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kag.

Kag is about 59 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kag is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 4.1 km away. Tempa is about 31 km away. Pawni is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhani (2.0 km), Bhilgaon (2.4 km) and Saradpar (2.6 km).

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

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