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About Khujgaon Village

Khujgaon is a mid sized village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,054, made up of 492 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,142 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khujgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khujgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415405
Area (hectares) 378 hectares
Population 1,054
Male Population 492
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,142
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khujgaon compares

By the 2011 count Khujgaon is the 57th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Khujgaon

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

Khujgaon lies about 65 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 33 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 Khujgaon
Nearest town Shahuwadi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 16 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 33 km
District headquarters Sangli 65 km

Villages closest to Khujgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khujgaon village had a population of 1,054. That makes it the 57th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Khujgaon village has 492 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khujgaon has about 1142 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Khujgaon is 415405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khujgaon covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khujgaon falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khujgaon is Shenoli, about 33 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 Khujgaon.

Khujgaon is about 65 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khujgaon is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shahuwadi is about 15 km away. Shirala is about 16 km away. Shenoli is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathavade (under 2 km), Khirawade (1.6 km) and Shendgewadi (1.6 km).

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

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