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About Margasani Village

Margasani is a mid sized village in Velhe tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 387 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.15 hectares hectares.

Margasani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Margasani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Velhe
Area (hectares) 410.15 hectares
Population 800
Male Population 387
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Margasani compares

By the 2011 count Margasani is the 19th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 410.15 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1017.

Getting to Margasani

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

Margasani lies about 29 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Kothrud, about 25 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 Margasani
Tehsil headquarters Velhe 12 km
Nearest town Kharakvasla 18 km
Nearest railway station Kothrud 25 km
District headquarters Pune 29 km

Villages closest to Margasani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Margasani village had a population of 800. That makes it the 19th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Margasani village has 387 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Margasani has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Margasani covers 410.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Margasani falls under Velhe tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Margasani is Kothrud, about 25 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 Margasani.

Margasani is about 29 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Margasani is in Velhe tehsil of Pune district. Velhe is about 12 km away. Kharakvasla is about 18 km away. Kothrud is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khambavadi (under 2 km), Ghavar (1.9 km) and Sakhar (2.0 km).

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

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