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About Kolgaon Village

Kolgaon is a mid sized village in Karmala tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 999, made up of 502 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 762.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Karmala
Pincode 413203
Area (hectares) 762.5 hectares
Population 999
Male Population 502
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kolgaon is the 88th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 762.5 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, well above the tehsil average of 915.

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 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 Kolgaon from other places

Kolgaon lies about 96 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Kem, about 21 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 Karmala 17 km
Nearest town Karmāla 17 km
Nearest railway station Kem 21 km
District headquarters Solapur 96 km

Villages closest to Kolgaon

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 Kolgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolgaon village had a population of 999. That makes it the 88th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Kolgaon village has 502 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolgaon has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

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

Kolgaon covers 762.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolgaon falls under Karmala tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolgaon is Kem, about 21 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 Kolgaon.

Kolgaon is about 96 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolgaon is in Karmala tehsil of Solapur district. Karmala is about 17 km away. Karmāla is about 17 km away. Kem is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hivare (2.7 km), Gaundare (3.6 km) and Hisare (5.5 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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