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About Raygaon Village

Raygaon is a mid sized village in Jaoli tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,316, made up of 672 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raygaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raygaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Jaoli
Pincode 415020
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 1,316
Male Population 672
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raygaon compares

By the 2011 count Raygaon is the 17th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 666 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1121.

Getting to Raygaon

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

Raygaon lies about 41 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Diwankhavati, about 34 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 Raygaon
Tehsil headquarters Jaoli 11 km
Nearest town Wai 18 km
Nearest railway station Diwankhavati 34 km
District headquarters Satara 41 km

Villages closest to Raygaon

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 Raygaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Raygaon village had a population of 1,316. That makes it the 17th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 666 residents.

Raygaon village has 672 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raygaon has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1121.

The pincode recorded for Raygaon is 415020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raygaon covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raygaon falls under Jaoli tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Raygaon is Diwankhavati, about 34 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 Raygaon.

Raygaon is about 41 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raygaon is in Jaoli tehsil of Satara district. Jaoli is about 11 km away. Wai is about 18 km away. Diwankhavati is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saygaon (under 2 km), Nandgane (under 2 km) and Arde (2.7 km).

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

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