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About Alegaon Village

Alegaon is a large village in Kandhar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,095, made up of 1,081 males and 1,014 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 667 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431714, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Kandhar
Pincode 431714
Area (hectares) 667 hectares
Population 2,095
Male Population 1,081
Female Population 1,014
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alegaon compares

By the 2011 count Alegaon is the 37th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 667 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 939.

Getting to Alegaon

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

Alegaon lies about 15 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Limbgaon, about 9.1 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 Alegaon
Nearest railway station Limbgaon 9.1 km
Nearest town Basmat 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandhar 15 km
District headquarters Nanded 15 km

Villages closest to Alegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alegaon village had a population of 2,095. That makes it the 37th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Alegaon village has 1,081 males and 1,014 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alegaon has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Alegaon is 431714. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alegaon covers 667 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alegaon falls under Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Alegaon is Limbgaon, about 9.1 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 Alegaon.

Alegaon is about 15 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alegaon is in Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district. Limbgaon is about 9.1 km away. Basmat is about 10 km away. Kandhar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanora (7.3 km), Pokharni (8.5 km) and Paranda (10 km).

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

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