About Kolgaon Village

Kolgaon is a mid sized village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 471 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Rajura
Pincode	442706
Area (hectares)	688.35 hectares
Population	905
Male Population	471
Female Population	434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kolgaon is the 46th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 688.35 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kolgaon

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

Kolgaon lies about 10 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Gondwana Visapur, about 3.0 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 Kolgaon
Nearest railway station	Gondwana Visapur	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajura	10 km
Nearest town	Rājūra	10 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	10 km

Villages closest to Kolgaon

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

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Common questions about Kolgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolgaon village had a population of 905. That makes it the 46th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Kolgaon village has 471 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolgaon has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kolgaon is 442706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolgaon covers 688.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolgaon falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolgaon is Gondwana Visapur, about 3.0 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 Kolgaon.

Kolgaon is about 10 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolgaon is in Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. Gondwana Visapur is about 3.0 km away. Rajura is about 10 km away. Rājūra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.