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About Kargani Village

Kargani is one of the larger villages in Atpadi tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,112, made up of 4,033 males and 4,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3731 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kargani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kargani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Atpadi
Pincode 415306
Area (hectares) 3731 hectares
Population 8,112
Male Population 4,033
Female Population 4,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kargani compares

By the 2011 count Kargani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,318 residents. Its 3731 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1021.

Getting to Kargani

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

Kargani lies about 61 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Dhalgaon, about 24 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 Kargani
Tehsil headquarters Atpadi 14 km
Nearest railway station Dhalgaon 24 km
Nearest town Sāngola 36 km
District headquarters Sangli 61 km

Villages closest to Kargani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kargani village had a population of 8,112. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,318 residents.

Kargani village has 4,033 males and 4,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kargani has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Kargani is 415306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kargani covers 3731 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kargani falls under Atpadi tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kargani is Dhalgaon, about 24 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 Kargani.

Kargani is about 61 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kargani is in Atpadi tehsil of Sangli district. Atpadi is about 14 km away. Dhalgaon is about 24 km away. Sāngola is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talewadi (4.1 km), Tadvale (4.2 km) and Banpuri (4.7 km).

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

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