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About Kedgaon Village

Kedgaon is a large village in Karmala tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,690, made up of 1,462 males and 1,228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1578.84 hectares hectares.

Kedgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kedgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Karmala
Area (hectares) 1578.84 hectares
Population 2,690
Male Population 1,462
Female Population 1,228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kedgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kedgaon is the 24th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 1578.84 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, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kedgaon

Kedgaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kedgaon 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kedgaon from other places

Kedgaon lies about 110 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Pophlaj, about 3.0 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 Kedgaon
Nearest railway station Pophlaj 3.0 km
Nearest town Indāpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Karmala 19 km
District headquarters Solapur 110 km

Villages closest to Kedgaon

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 Kedgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kedgaon village had a population of 2,690. That makes it the 24th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Kedgaon village has 1,462 males and 1,228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kedgaon has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Kedgaon covers 1578.84 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.

Kedgaon falls under Karmala tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kedgaon is Pophlaj, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kedgaon.

Kedgaon is about 110 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kedgaon is in Karmala tehsil of Solapur district. Pophlaj is about 3.0 km away. Indāpur is about 18 km away. Karmala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhalthan (3.0 km), Shetphal (4.3 km) and Pophalaj (4.6 km).

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

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