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About Ghogaon Village

Ghogaon is a large village in Karad tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,421, made up of 1,208 males and 1,213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 983 hectares hectares.

Ghogaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghogaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Karad
Area (hectares) 983 hectares
Population 2,421
Male Population 1,208
Female Population 1,213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghogaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghogaon is the 65th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 983 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Ghogaon

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

Ghogaon lies about 75 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Takari, about 2.5 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 Ghogaon
Nearest railway station Takari 2.5 km
Nearest town Urun-Islāmpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Karad 28 km
District headquarters Satara 75 km

Villages closest to Ghogaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghogaon village had a population of 2,421. That makes it the 65th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Ghogaon village has 1,208 males and 1,213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghogaon has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Ghogaon covers 983 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghogaon falls under Karad tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghogaon is Takari, about 2.5 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 Ghogaon.

Ghogaon is about 75 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghogaon is in Karad tehsil of Satara district. Takari is about 2.5 km away. Urun-Islāmpur is about 14 km away. Karad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ane (5.0 km), Bamanwadi (5.0 km) and Karavadi (5.9 km).

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

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