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About Pangaon Village

Pangaon is a mid sized village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,354, made up of 688 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441916, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pangaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Pincode 441916
Area (hectares) 377 hectares
Population 1,354
Male Population 688
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 18th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 377 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

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
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 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 Pangaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Pangaon village had a population of 1,354. That makes it the 18th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Pangaon village has 688 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pangaon has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

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

Pangaon covers 377 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pangaon falls under Salekasa 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 Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Salekasa is about 4.7 km away. Dongargarh is about 33 km away. Gondiya 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 Bramhantola (under 2 km), Rondha (2.3 km) and Kahali (2.6 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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