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About Pangaon Village

Pangaon is a mid sized village in Amgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,914, made up of 949 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448 hectares hectares.

Pangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pangaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Amgaon
Area (hectares) 448 hectares
Population 1,914
Male Population 949
Female Population 965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pangaon compares

By the 2011 count Pangaon is the 22nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 448 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Pangaon

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

Pangaon lies about 33 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 4.7 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 Pangaon
Nearest railway station Salekasa 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Amgaon 11 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 33 km
District headquarters Gondiya 33 km

Villages closest to Pangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pangaon village had a population of 1,914. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Pangaon village has 949 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pangaon has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Pangaon covers 448 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pangaon falls under Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pangaon is Salekasa, about 4.7 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 Pangaon.

Pangaon is about 33 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pangaon is in Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Salekasa is about 4.7 km away. Amgaon is about 11 km away. Dongargarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navegaon (5.5 km), Chichtola (6.1 km) and Girola (6.2 km).

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

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