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About Kolghar Village

Kolghar is a small village in Jaoli tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 73 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares.

Kolghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolghar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Jaoli
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 73
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolghar compares

By the 2011 count Kolghar is the 133rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 666 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1121.

Getting to Kolghar

Kolghar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolghar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolghar from other places

Kolghar lies about 30 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Jarandeswar, about 35 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 Kolghar
Nearest town Wai 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaoli 18 km
District headquarters Satara 30 km
Nearest railway station Jarandeswar 35 km

Villages closest to Kolghar

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 Kolghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolghar village had a population of 154. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 666 residents.

Kolghar village has 73 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolghar has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1121.

Kolghar covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolghar falls under Jaoli tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolghar is Jarandeswar, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kolghar.

Kolghar is about 30 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolghar is in Jaoli tehsil of Satara district. Wai is about 17 km away. Jaoli is about 18 km away. Satara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kelghar T Medha (under 2 km), Kelghar T Solshi (under 2 km) and Arde (8.3 km).

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

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