About Ghargaon Village

Ghargaon is a large village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,282, made up of 1,187 males and 1,095 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1049.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghargaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Osmanabad
Tehsil	Kalamb
Pincode	413528
Area (hectares)	1049.24 hectares
Population	2,282
Male Population	1,187
Female Population	1,095
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghargaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghargaon is the 25th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents. Its 1049.24 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 910.

Getting to Ghargaon

Ghargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghargaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ghargaon from other places

Ghargaon lies about 46 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Murud, about 19 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 Ghargaon
Nearest railway station	Murud	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kalamb	23 km
Nearest town	Kallam	23 km
District headquarters	Osmanabad	46 km

Villages closest to Ghargaon

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

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Common questions about Ghargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghargaon village had a population of 2,282. That makes it the 25th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents.

Ghargaon village has 1,187 males and 1,095 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghargaon has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Ghargaon is 413528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghargaon covers 1049.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghargaon falls under Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghargaon is Murud, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ghargaon.

Ghargaon is about 46 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghargaon is in Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district. Murud is about 19 km away. Kalamb is about 23 km away. Kallam is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.