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About Sangashi Village

Sangashi is a small village in Bavda tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 187 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 676 hectares hectares.

Sangashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangashi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bavda
Area (hectares) 676 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 187
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangashi compares

By the 2011 count Sangashi is the 40th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 676 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sangashi

Sangashi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sangashi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sangashi from other places

Sangashi lies about 42 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Vaibhavwadi Road, about 18 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 Sangashi
Tehsil headquarters Bavda 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Vaibhavwadi Road 18 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 40 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 42 km

Villages closest to Sangashi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangashi village had a population of 364. That makes it the 40th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Sangashi village has 187 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangashi has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Sangashi covers 676 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sangashi falls under Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sangashi is Vaibhavwadi Road, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sangashi.

Sangashi is about 42 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangashi is in Bavda tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bavda is about 4.4 km away. Vaibhavwadi Road is about 18 km away. Shahuwadi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katali (2.0 km), Jambhulnewadi (2.2 km) and Narveli (2.6 km).

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

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