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About Golegaon Village

Golegaon is a mid sized village in Washi tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 913, made up of 456 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490.78 hectares hectares.

Golegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Washi
Area (hectares) 490.78 hectares
Population 913
Male Population 456
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
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 28th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,696 residents. Its 490.78 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 909.

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 26 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Dharashiv, about 31 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
Nearest town Tuljāpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Washi 26 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 26 km
Nearest railway station Dharashiv 31 km

Villages closest to Golegaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Washi 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 913. That makes it the 28th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,696 residents.

Golegaon village has 456 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golegaon has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Golegaon covers 490.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Golegaon falls under Washi tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Golegaon is Dharashiv, about 31 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 26 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golegaon is in Washi tehsil of Osmanabad district. Tuljāpur is about 22 km away. Washi is about 26 km away. Osmanabad 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 Dasmegaon (16 km), Bori (19 km) and Sarol (20 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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