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About Kalgaon Village

Kalgaon is a large village in Purna tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,468, made up of 1,333 males and 1,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1336 hectares hectares.

Kalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Purna
Area (hectares) 1336 hectares
Population 2,468
Male Population 1,333
Female Population 1,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kalgaon is the 18th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 1336 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kalgaon

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

Kalgaon lies about 27 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Mirkhal, about 12 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 Kalgaon
Tehsil headquarters Purna 12 km
Nearest town Pūrna 12 km
Nearest railway station Mirkhal 12 km
District headquarters Parbhani 27 km

Villages closest to Kalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalgaon village had a population of 2,468. That makes it the 18th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Kalgaon village has 1,333 males and 1,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalgaon has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Kalgaon covers 1336 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalgaon falls under Purna tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kalgaon is Mirkhal, about 12 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 Kalgaon.

Kalgaon is about 27 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalgaon is in Purna tehsil of Parbhani district. Purna is about 12 km away. Pūrna is about 12 km away. Mirkhal is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanora Kale (2.4 km), Banegaon (2.5 km) and Maher (3.0 km).

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

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