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About Kolgaon Village

Kolgaon is a large village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,618, made up of 1,296 males and 1,322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 846 hectares hectares.

Kolgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Sawantwadi
Area (hectares) 846 hectares
Population 2,618
Male Population 1,296
Female Population 1,322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kolgaon is the 13th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 846 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Kolgaon

Kolgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolgaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolgaon from other places

Kolgaon lies about 12 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Sawantwadi Road, about 7.4 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 Kolgaon
Tehsil headquarters Sawantwadi 3.5 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Sawantwadi Road 7.4 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 12 km

Villages closest to Kolgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolgaon village had a population of 2,618. That makes it the 13th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Kolgaon village has 1,296 males and 1,322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolgaon has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1043.

Kolgaon covers 846 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolgaon falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolgaon is Sawantwadi Road, about 7.4 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 km distance for Kolgaon.

Kolgaon is about 12 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolgaon is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sawantwadi is about 3.5 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 3.5 km away. Sawantwadi Road is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunkeri (3.4 km), Malgaon (6.4 km) and Insuli (7.4 km).

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

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