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About Kolgaon Village

Kolgaon is a mid sized village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,672, made up of 949 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 762 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Pincode 401404
Area (hectares) 590.93 hectares
Population 1,672
Male Population 949
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 762
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kolgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kolgaon is the 69th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 590.93 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kolgaon

Kolgaon 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 Kolgaon 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khutad, Khutal, Kirat and Kokaner. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,672. That makes it the 69th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Kolgaon village has 949 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolgaon has about 762 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kolgaon is 401404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolgaon covers 590.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolgaon falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kolgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kolgaon.

Kolgaon is in Palghar tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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