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About Jaygavhan Village

Jaygavhan is a mid sized village in Kavathemahankal tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,335, made up of 675 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 802.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaygavhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaygavhan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Kavathemahankal
Pincode 416419
Area (hectares) 802.37 hectares
Population 1,335
Male Population 675
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaygavhan compares

By the 2011 count Jaygavhan is the 39th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 802.37 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Jaygavhan

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

Jaygavhan lies about 31 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Kawathe Mahankal, about 19 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 Jaygavhan
Nearest town Tāsgaon 18 km
Nearest railway station Kawathe Mahankal 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kavathemahankal 31 km
District headquarters Sangli 31 km

Villages closest to Jaygavhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaygavhan village had a population of 1,335. That makes it the 39th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Jaygavhan village has 675 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaygavhan has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Jaygavhan is 416419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaygavhan covers 802.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaygavhan falls under Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jaygavhan is Kawathe Mahankal, about 19 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 Jaygavhan.

Jaygavhan is about 31 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaygavhan is in Kavathemahankal tehsil of Sangli district. Tāsgaon is about 18 km away. Kawathe Mahankal is about 19 km away. Kavathemahankal 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 Malangaon (2.4 km), Ranjani (3.1 km) and Shirdhon (5.7 km).

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

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