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About Hindagaon Village

Hindagaon is a mid sized village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 978, made up of 483 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.87 hectares hectares.

Hindagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hindagaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 266.87 hectares
Population 978
Male Population 483
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hindagaon compares

By the 2011 count Hindagaon is the 73rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 266.87 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Hindagaon

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

Hindagaon lies about 80 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Belagavi, about 37 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 Hindagaon
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 3.5 km
Nearest town Gadhinglaj 33 km
Nearest railway station Belagavi 37 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 80 km

Villages closest to Hindagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hindagaon village had a population of 978. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Hindagaon village has 483 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hindagaon has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1037.

Hindagaon covers 266.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hindagaon falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Hindagaon is Belagavi, about 37 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 Hindagaon.

Hindagaon is about 80 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hindagaon is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 3.5 km away. Gadhinglaj is about 33 km away. Belagavi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatakwadi (under 2 km), Kajirne (1.8 km) and Mahalunge Inam (2.8 km).

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

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