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About Pargaon Village

Pargaon is one of the larger villages in Hatkanangle tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,130, made up of 6,689 males and 6,441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1895 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Hatkanangle
Pincode 416113
Area (hectares) 1895 hectares
Population 13,130
Male Population 6,689
Female Population 6,441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pargaon compares

By the 2011 count Pargaon is the 9th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents. Its 1895 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Pargaon

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

Pargaon lies about 18 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, 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 Pargaon
Nearest town Wadgaon 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Hatkanangle 18 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 18 km

Villages closest to Pargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pargaon village had a population of 13,130. That makes it the 9th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,021 residents.

Pargaon village has 6,689 males and 6,441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pargaon has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Pargaon is 416113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pargaon covers 1895 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pargaon falls under Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pargaon is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pargaon.

Pargaon is about 18 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pargaon is in Hatkanangle tehsil of Kolhapur district. Wadgaon is about 9.0 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 18 km away. Hatkanangle is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talandage (2.3 km), Talsande (2.3 km) and Chavare (4.2 km).

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

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