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About Pargaon Village

Pargaon is a large village in Washi tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,949, made up of 2,043 males and 1,906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1761.05 hectares hectares.

Pargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Washi
Area (hectares) 1761.05 hectares
Population 3,949
Male Population 2,043
Female Population 1,906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pargaon compares

By the 2011 count Pargaon is the 4th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,696 residents. Its 1761.05 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, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Pargaon

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

Pargaon lies about 32 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Yedshi, about 16 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 Pargaon
Nearest railway station Yedshi 16 km
Nearest town Kallam 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Washi 32 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 32 km

Villages closest to Pargaon

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 Pargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Pargaon village had a population of 3,949. That makes it the 4th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,696 residents.

Pargaon village has 2,043 males and 1,906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pargaon has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Pargaon covers 1761.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pargaon falls under Washi tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pargaon is Yedshi, about 16 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 Pargaon.

Pargaon is about 32 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pargaon is in Washi tehsil of Osmanabad district. Yedshi is about 16 km away. Kallam is about 21 km away. Washi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satvaiwadi (2.7 km), Dahiphal (5.5 km) and Pimpalwadi (9.6 km).

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

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