About Garjan Village

Garjan is a mid sized village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 636 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garjan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garjan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Karvir
Pincode	416001
Area (hectares)	190 hectares
Population	1,229
Male Population	636
Female Population	593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garjan compares

By the 2011 count Garjan is the 94th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Garjan

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

Garjan lies about 21 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 22 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 Garjan
Nearest town	Pachgaon	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karvir	21 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	21 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	22 km

Villages closest to Garjan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garjan village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 94th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Garjan village has 636 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garjan has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Garjan is 416001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garjan covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garjan falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Garjan is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 22 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 Garjan.

Garjan is about 21 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garjan is in Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 19 km away. Karvir is about 21 km away. Kolhapur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.