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About Osargaon Village

Osargaon is a large village in Kankavli tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,399, made up of 1,203 males and 1,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1757.05 hectares hectares.

Osargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Osargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Kankavli
Area (hectares) 1757.05 hectares
Population 2,399
Male Population 1,203
Female Population 1,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Osargaon compares

By the 2011 count Osargaon is the 8th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 1757.05 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Osargaon

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

Osargaon lies about 37 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Kankavali, about 7.9 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 Osargaon
Nearest railway station Kankavali 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kankavli 8.4 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 34 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 37 km

Villages closest to Osargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Osargaon village had a population of 2,399. That makes it the 8th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Osargaon village has 1,203 males and 1,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Osargaon has about 994 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 1082.

Osargaon covers 1757.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Osargaon falls under Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Osargaon is Kankavali, about 7.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Osargaon.

Osargaon is about 37 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Osargaon is in Kankavli tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Kankavali is about 7.9 km away. Kankavli is about 8.4 km away. Sāvantvādi 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 Nagsawantwadi (6.6 km), Kalasuli (7.8 km) and Nehru Nagar (7.9 km).

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

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