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About Vejegaon Village

Vejegaon is a large village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,384, made up of 1,111 males and 1,273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1724 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vejegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vejegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 415310
Area (hectares) 1724 hectares
Population 2,384
Male Population 1,111
Female Population 1,273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vejegaon compares

By the 2011 count Vejegaon is the 15th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 1724 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1052.

Getting to Vejegaon

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

Vejegaon lies about 58 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Takari, about 37 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 Vejegaon
Nearest town Vite 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 19 km
Nearest railway station Takari 37 km
District headquarters Sangli 58 km

Villages closest to Vejegaon

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 Vejegaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Vejegaon village had a population of 2,384. That makes it the 15th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Vejegaon village has 1,111 males and 1,273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vejegaon has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1052.

The pincode recorded for Vejegaon is 415310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vejegaon covers 1724 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vejegaon falls under Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vejegaon is Takari, about 37 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 Vejegaon.

Vejegaon is about 58 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vejegaon is in Khanapur tehsil of Sangli district. Vite is about 13 km away. Khanapur is about 19 km away. Takari is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhendvade (2.9 km), Sangole (4.1 km) and Salshinge (4.3 km).

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

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