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About Ghargaon Village

Ghargaon is a mid sized village in Karmala tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,312, made up of 694 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 794 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Karmala
Pincode 413203
Area (hectares) 794 hectares
Population 1,312
Male Population 694
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghargaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghargaon is the 77th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 794 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Ghargaon

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

How far is Ghargaon from other places

Ghargaon lies about 111 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Jeur, about 28 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 Ghargaon
Tehsil headquarters Karmala 13 km
Nearest town Karmāla 13 km
Nearest railway station Jeur 28 km
District headquarters Solapur 111 km

Villages closest to Ghargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghargaon village had a population of 1,312. That makes it the 77th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Ghargaon village has 694 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghargaon has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Ghargaon is 413203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghargaon covers 794 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghargaon falls under Karmala tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghargaon is Jeur, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Ghargaon.

Ghargaon is about 111 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghargaon is in Karmala tehsil of Solapur district. Karmala is about 13 km away. Karmāla is about 13 km away. Jeur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuskarwadi (2.7 km), Bitargaon (3.6 km) and Padali (3.7 km).

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

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