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About Golegaon Village

Golegaon is a large village in Shirur tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,244, made up of 1,165 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1409 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Shirur
Pincode 412210
Area (hectares) 1409 hectares
Population 2,244
Male Population 1,165
Female Population 1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Golegaon compares

By the 2011 count Golegaon is the 48th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,802 residents. Its 1409 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

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 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 Golegaon from other places

Golegaon lies about 91 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Nimblak, about 23 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 railway station Nimblak 23 km
Nearest town Ārangaon 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirur 31 km
District headquarters Pune 91 km

Villages closest to Golegaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirur 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 2,244. That makes it the 48th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,802 residents.

Golegaon village has 1,165 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golegaon has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Golegaon is 412210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golegaon covers 1409 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Golegaon falls under Shirur tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Golegaon is Nimblak, about 23 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 Golegaon.

Golegaon is about 91 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golegaon is in Shirur tehsil of Pune district. Nimblak is about 23 km away. Ārangaon is about 26 km away. Shirur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanhur Mesai (9.3 km), Chincholi (16 km) and Parodi (22 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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