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About Kostagaon Village

Kostagaon is a large village in Renapur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,094, made up of 1,620 males and 1,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1162 hectares hectares.

Kostagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kostagaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Renapur
Area (hectares) 1162 hectares
Population 3,094
Male Population 1,620
Female Population 1,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kostagaon compares

By the 2011 count Kostagaon is the 7th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,809 residents. Its 1162 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Kostagaon

Kostagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kostagaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kostagaon from other places

Kostagaon lies about 34 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Pangaon, about 7.8 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 Kostagaon
Nearest railway station Pangaon 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Renapur 20 km
Nearest town Parli Vaijnāth 25 km
District headquarters Latur 34 km

Villages closest to Kostagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kostagaon village had a population of 3,094. That makes it the 7th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,809 residents.

Kostagaon village has 1,620 males and 1,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kostagaon has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Kostagaon covers 1162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kostagaon falls under Renapur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kostagaon is Pangaon, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kostagaon.

Kostagaon is about 34 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kostagaon is in Renapur tehsil of Latur district. Pangaon is about 7.8 km away. Renapur is about 20 km away. Parli Vaijnāth is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahanewadi (1.7 km), Sukani (2.6 km) and Divegaon (2.9 km).

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

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