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About Elegaon Village

Elegaon is a mid sized village in Dharmabad tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,099, made up of 560 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431808, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Dharmabad
Pincode 431808
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 1,099
Male Population 560
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Elegaon compares

By the 2011 count Elegaon is the 26th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Elegaon

Elegaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Elegaon 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Elegaon from other places

Elegaon lies about 64 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Dharmabad, about 4.3 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 Elegaon
Nearest railway station Dharmabad 4.3 km
Nearest town Dharmābād 4.5 km
District headquarters Nanded 64 km

Villages closest to Elegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Elegaon village had a population of 1,099. That makes it the 26th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Elegaon village has 560 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elegaon has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Elegaon is 431808. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elegaon covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Elegaon falls under Dharmabad tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Elegaon is Dharmabad, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Elegaon is about 64 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elegaon is in Dharmabad tehsil of Nanded district. Dharmabad is about 4.3 km away. Dharmābād is about 4.5 km away. Nanded is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vilegaon Thadi (under 2 km), Rampur (under 2 km) and Bamni (1.5 km).

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

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