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About Shengaon Village

Shengaon is a large village in Bhudargad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,177, made up of 1,593 males and 1,584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 778 hectares hectares.

Shengaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shengaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Bhudargad
Area (hectares) 778 hectares
Population 3,177
Male Population 1,593
Female Population 1,584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shengaon compares

By the 2011 count Shengaon is the 7th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 778 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Shengaon

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

Shengaon lies about 47 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 42 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 Shengaon
Tehsil headquarters Bhudargad 5.3 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 26 km
Nearest railway station Kankavali 42 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 47 km

Villages closest to Shengaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shengaon village had a population of 3,177. That makes it the 7th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Shengaon village has 1,593 males and 1,584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shengaon has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Shengaon covers 778 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shengaon falls under Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shengaon is Kankavali, about 42 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 km distance for Shengaon.

Shengaon is about 47 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shengaon is in Bhudargad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Bhudargad is about 5.3 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 26 km away. Kankavali is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akurde (under 2 km), Pushpanagar (1.7 km) and Sonarwadi (1.9 km).

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

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