About Deokandgaon Village

Deokandgaon is a mid sized village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 413 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 781 hectares hectares.

Deokandgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deokandgaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Ajra
Area (hectares)	781 hectares
Population	873
Male Population	413
Female Population	460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,114
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Deokandgaon compares

By the 2011 count Deokandgaon is the 47th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 781 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Deokandgaon

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

Deokandgaon lies about 62 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 46 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 Deokandgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Ajra	9.0 km
Nearest town	Gadhinglaj	25 km
Nearest railway station	Kankavali	46 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	62 km

Villages closest to Deokandgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deokandgaon village had a population of 873. That makes it the 47th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Deokandgaon village has 413 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deokandgaon has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1117.

Deokandgaon covers 781 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Deokandgaon falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Deokandgaon is Kankavali, about 46 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 5 - 10 km distance for Deokandgaon.

Deokandgaon is about 62 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deokandgaon is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Ajra is about 9.0 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 25 km away. Kankavali is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.