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About Karegaon Village

Karegaon is a mid sized village in Mokhada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 527 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 935 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Mokhada
Pincode 401604
Area (hectares) 935 hectares
Population 1,048
Male Population 527
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karegaon compares

By the 2011 count Karegaon is the 30th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 935 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Karegaon

Karegaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karegaon 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 Karegaon from other places

Karegaon lies about 79 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kasara, about 9.9 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 Karegaon
Nearest railway station Kasara 9.9 km
Nearest town Igatpuri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mokhada 25 km
District headquarters Thane 79 km

Villages closest to Karegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karegaon village had a population of 1,048. That makes it the 30th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Karegaon village has 527 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karegaon has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Karegaon is 401604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karegaon covers 935 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karegaon falls under Mokhada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Karegaon is Kasara, about 9.9 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 Karegaon.

Karegaon is about 79 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karegaon is in Mokhada tehsil of Thane district. Kasara is about 9.9 km away. Igatpuri is about 12 km away. Mokhada is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karol (2.4 km), Kochale (2.9 km) and Wakadpada (4.0 km).

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

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