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About Golegaon Village

Golegaon is a small village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 34 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 412803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Golegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Golegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Wai
Pincode 412803
Area (hectares) 403 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 34
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
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 Golegaon compares

By the 2011 count Golegaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1064.

Getting to Golegaon

Golegaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Golegaon 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 Golegaon from other places

Golegaon lies about 45 km from Satara, and the nearest railway station is Karanjadi, about 30 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 Golegaon
Tehsil headquarters Wai 22 km
Nearest railway station Karanjadi 30 km
District headquarters Satara 45 km

Villages closest to Golegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Golegaon village had a population of 71. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Golegaon village has 34 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Golegaon has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1064.

The pincode recorded for Golegaon is 412803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Golegaon covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Golegaon falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Golegaon is Karanjadi, about 30 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 Golegaon.

Golegaon is about 45 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Golegaon is in Wai tehsil of Satara district. Wai is about 22 km away. Karanjadi is about 30 km away. Satara is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jor (1.9 km), Golewadi (2.9 km) and Gulumb (3.5 km).

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

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