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About Kargaon Village

Kargaon is a small village in Jaoli tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 158 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2648 hectares hectares.

Kargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Jaoli
Area (hectares) 2648 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 158
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kargaon compares

By the 2011 count Kargaon is the 106th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 666 residents. Its 2648 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1121.

Getting to Kargaon

Kargaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kargaon as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kargaon from other places

Kargaon lies about 60 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, about 29 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 Kargaon
Tehsil headquarters Jaoli 19 km
Nearest town Mahād 25 km
Nearest railway station Karanjadi 29 km
District headquarters Satara 60 km

Villages closest to Kargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kargaon village had a population of 316. That makes it the 106th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 666 residents.

Kargaon village has 158 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kargaon has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1121.

Kargaon covers 2648 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kargaon falls under Jaoli tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kargaon is Karanjadi, about 29 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kargaon.

Kargaon is about 60 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kargaon is in Jaoli tehsil of Satara district. Jaoli is about 19 km away. Mahād is about 25 km away. Karanjadi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Apti (10 km), Morghar (12 km) and Maleshwar (12 km).

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

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