About Kegad Village

Kegad is a small village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 232 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,142 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2538 hectares hectares.

Kegad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kegad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Sawantwadi
Area (hectares)	2538 hectares
Population	497
Male Population	232
Female Population	265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,142
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kegad compares

By the 2011 count Kegad is the 68th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 2538 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, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Kegad

Kegad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kegad 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. The nearest villages by name are Insuli, Kalambist, Kariwade and Kas. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Kegad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kegad village had a population of 497. That makes it the 68th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Kegad village has 232 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kegad has about 1142 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Kegad covers 2538 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.

Kegad falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kegad notes the nearest railway station 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 Kegad.

Kegad is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.