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About Gangar Kargaon Village

Gangar Kargaon is a small village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 168 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.25 hectares hectares.

Gangar Kargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangar Kargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Area (hectares) 140.25 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 168
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,161
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangar Kargaon compares

By the 2011 count Gangar Kargaon is the 100th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 140.25 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Gangar Kargaon

Gangar Kargaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangar Kargaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gangar Kargaon from other places

Gangar Kargaon lies about 44 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Vilavade, about 4.2 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 Gangar Kargaon
Nearest railway station Vilavade 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Lanja 14 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 34 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 44 km

Villages closest to Gangar Kargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lanja 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 Gangar Kargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangar Kargaon village had a population of 363. That makes it the 100th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Gangar Kargaon village has 168 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangar Kargaon has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1174.

Gangar Kargaon covers 140.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangar Kargaon falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gangar Kargaon is Vilavade, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gangar Kargaon.

Gangar Kargaon is about 44 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangar Kargaon is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Vilavade is about 4.2 km away. Lanja is about 14 km away. Shahuwadi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agargaon (under 2 km), Argaon (under 2 km) and Kumbhargaon (under 2 km).

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

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