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About Yelgaon Village

Yelgaon is a large village in Karad tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,071, made up of 1,550 males and 1,521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 697.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yelgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yelgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Karad
Pincode 415111
Area (hectares) 697.78 hectares
Population 3,071
Male Population 1,550
Female Population 1,521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yelgaon compares

By the 2011 count Yelgaon is the 48th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 697.78 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Yelgaon

Yelgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Yelgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Yelgaon from other places

Yelgaon lies about 62 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Shenoli, about 25 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 Yelgaon
Nearest town Malkapur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Karad 24 km
Nearest railway station Shenoli 25 km
District headquarters Satara 62 km

Villages closest to Yelgaon

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 Yelgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Yelgaon village had a population of 3,071. That makes it the 48th largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Yelgaon village has 1,550 males and 1,521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yelgaon has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Yelgaon is 415111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yelgaon covers 697.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Yelgaon falls under Karad tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Yelgaon is Shenoli, about 25 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 <5 km distance for Yelgaon.

Yelgaon is about 62 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yelgaon is in Karad tehsil of Satara district. Malkapur is about 22 km away. Karad is about 24 km away. Shenoli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Helgaon (under 2 km), Yenape (2.3 km) and Banugadewadi (4.0 km).

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

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