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About Kholghar Village

Kholghar is a mid sized village in Nawapur tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 389 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 553 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kholghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kholghar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Nawapur
Pincode 425416
Area (hectares) 553 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 389
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kholghar compares

By the 2011 count Kholghar is the 123rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 553 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Kholghar

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

Kholghar lies about 17 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Bhadwad, about 9.6 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 Kholghar
Nearest railway station Bhadwad 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawapur 17 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 17 km

Villages closest to Kholghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kholghar village had a population of 784. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Kholghar village has 389 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kholghar has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kholghar is 425416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kholghar covers 553 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kholghar falls under Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kholghar is Bhadwad, about 9.6 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 Kholghar.

Kholghar is about 17 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kholghar is in Nawapur tehsil of Nandurbar district. Bhadwad is about 9.6 km away. Nawapur is about 17 km away. Nandurbar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amsarpada (under 2 km), Wanzale (2.5 km) and Bari (3.8 km).

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

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