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About Golegaon Village

Golegaon is a mid sized village in Naigaon tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 868, made up of 446 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307 hectares hectares.

Golegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Naigaon
Area (hectares) 307 hectares
Population 868
Male Population 446
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golegaon compares

By the 2011 count Golegaon is the 70th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents. Its 307 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 948.

Getting to Golegaon

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

Golegaon lies about 41 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Umri, about 26 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 Golegaon
Tehsil headquarters Naigaon 2.7 km
Nearest town Mukher 21 km
Nearest railway station Umri 26 km
District headquarters Nanded 41 km

Villages closest to Golegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golegaon village had a population of 868. That makes it the 70th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents.

Golegaon village has 446 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golegaon has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Golegaon covers 307 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Golegaon falls under Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Golegaon is Umri, about 26 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 Golegaon.

Golegaon is about 41 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golegaon is in Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district. Naigaon is about 2.7 km away. Mukher is about 21 km away. Umri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khandgaon (under 2 km), Bendri (2.2 km) and Naigaonwadi (2.3 km).

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

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