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About Thergaon Village

Thergaon is a large village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,444, made up of 1,262 males and 1,182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635.11 hectares hectares.

Thergaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thergaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shahuwadi
Area (hectares) 635.11 hectares
Population 2,444
Male Population 1,262
Female Population 1,182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thergaon compares

By the 2011 count Thergaon is the 11th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 635.11 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Thergaon

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

Thergaon lies about 28 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 Thergaon
Tehsil headquarters Shahuwadi 15 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 28 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 28 km

Villages closest to Thergaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thergaon village had a population of 2,444. That makes it the 11th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Thergaon village has 1,262 males and 1,182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thergaon has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Thergaon covers 635.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thergaon falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Thergaon is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 28 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 - 10 km distance for Thergaon.

Thergaon is about 28 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thergaon is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 15 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 28 km away. Kolhapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saidapur (1.9 km), Sasegaon (2.5 km) and Savarde Bk (2.8 km).

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

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