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About Himgangade Village

Himgangade is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,697, made up of 846 males and 851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 719 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Himgangade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Himgangade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 415311
Area (hectares) 719 hectares
Population 1,697
Male Population 846
Female Population 851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Himgangade compares

By the 2011 count Himgangade is the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 719 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Himgangade

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

Himgangade lies about 54 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Takari, about 27 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 Himgangade
Nearest town Vite 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 25 km
Nearest railway station Takari 27 km
District headquarters Sangli 54 km

Villages closest to Himgangade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Himgangade village had a population of 1,697. That makes it the 27th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Himgangade village has 846 males and 851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Himgangade has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1052.

The pincode recorded for Himgangade is 415311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Himgangade covers 719 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Himgangade falls under Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Himgangade is Takari, about 27 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 Himgangade.

Himgangade is about 54 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Himgangade is in Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district. Vite is about 8.5 km away. Khanapur is about 25 km away. Takari is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhalhol (4.7 km), Gardi (4.7 km) and Bhagyanagar (5.5 km).

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

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