About Gargaon Village

Gargaon is a mid sized village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 481 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gargaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Palghar
Pincode	401501
Area (hectares)	414.62 hectares
Population	963
Male Population	481
Female Population	482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gargaon compares

By the 2011 count Gargaon is the 123rd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 414.62 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Gargaon

Gargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gargaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gargaon from other places

Gargaon lies about 45 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Saphale, about 6.3 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 Gargaon
Nearest railway station	Saphale	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palghar	16 km
Nearest town	Pālghar	16 km
District headquarters	Thane	45 km

Villages closest to Gargaon

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

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Common questions about Gargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gargaon village had a population of 963. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Gargaon village has 481 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gargaon has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Gargaon is 401501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gargaon covers 414.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gargaon falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gargaon is Saphale, about 6.3 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 - 10 km distance for Gargaon.

Gargaon is about 45 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gargaon is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. Saphale is about 6.3 km away. Palghar is about 16 km away. Pālghar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.