About Gajargaon Village

Gajargaon is a large village in Ajra tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,031, made up of 974 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajargaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Ajra
Pincode	416502
Area (hectares)	386.76 hectares
Population	2,031
Male Population	974
Female Population	1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,085
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajargaon compares

By the 2011 count Gajargaon is the 7th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 386.76 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Gajargaon

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

Gajargaon lies about 62 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Pachhapur, about 39 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 Gajargaon
Nearest town	Gadhinglaj	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ajra	12 km
Nearest railway station	Pachhapur	39 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	62 km

Villages closest to Gajargaon

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 Gajargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajargaon village had a population of 2,031. That makes it the 7th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Gajargaon village has 974 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajargaon has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Gajargaon is 416502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajargaon covers 386.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajargaon falls under Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gajargaon is Pachhapur, about 39 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 Gajargaon.

Gajargaon 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.

Gajargaon is in Ajra tehsil of Kolhapur district. Gadhinglaj is about 9.2 km away. Ajra is about 12 km away. Pachhapur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.