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About Kholgad Village

Kholgad is a mid sized village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,250, made up of 619 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441916, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kholgad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kholgad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Pincode 441916
Area (hectares) 414.63 hectares
Population 1,250
Male Population 619
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kholgad compares

By the 2011 count Kholgad is the 22nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 414.63 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1009.

Getting to Kholgad

Kholgad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kholgad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kholgad from other places

Kholgad lies about 30 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dhanoli, about 3.6 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 Kholgad
Nearest railway station Dhanoli 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Salekasa 6.7 km
District headquarters Gondiya 30 km
Nearest town Gondiā 30 km

Villages closest to Kholgad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kholgad village had a population of 1,250. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Kholgad village has 619 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kholgad has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kholgad is 441916. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kholgad covers 414.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kholgad falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kholgad is Dhanoli, about 3.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kholgad.

Kholgad is about 30 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kholgad is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Dhanoli is about 3.6 km away. Salekasa is about 6.7 km away. Gondiya is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Binzali (under 2 km), Bhonsula (under 2 km) and Kawarabandh (2.2 km).

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

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