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About Chorgaon Village

Chorgaon is a mid sized village in Dharangaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,713, made up of 847 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 704.86 hectares hectares.

Chorgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chorgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Dharangaon
Area (hectares) 704.86 hectares
Population 1,713
Male Population 847
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chorgaon compares

By the 2011 count Chorgaon is the 21st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents. Its 704.86 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Chorgaon

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

Chorgaon lies about 20 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paldhi, about 12 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 Chorgaon
Nearest railway station Paldhi 12 km
Nearest town Chopda 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharangaon 20 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 20 km

Villages closest to Chorgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chorgaon village had a population of 1,713. That makes it the 21st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents.

Chorgaon village has 847 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chorgaon has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Chorgaon covers 704.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chorgaon falls under Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chorgaon is Paldhi, about 12 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 Chorgaon.

Chorgaon is about 20 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chorgaon is in Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Paldhi is about 12 km away. Chopda is about 19 km away. Dharangaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kavthal (under 2 km), Nimbhore (2.4 km) and Chandsar Bk (3.5 km).

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

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