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About Pargaon Village

Pargaon is a mid sized village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,597, made up of 798 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 779.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Pincode 401102
Area (hectares) 779.69 hectares
Population 1,597
Male Population 798
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pargaon compares

By the 2011 count Pargaon is the 75th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 779.69 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 Pargaon

Pargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pargaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pargaon from other places

Pargaon 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 Pargaon
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 Pargaon

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.

Common questions about Pargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Pargaon village had a population of 1,597. That makes it the 75th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Pargaon village has 798 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pargaon has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Pargaon is 401102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pargaon covers 779.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pargaon falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pargaon 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 10+ km distance for Pargaon.

Pargaon 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.

Pargaon 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.

The closest recorded villages are Gargaon (under 2 km), Tandulwadi (2.8 km) and Saphale (6.3 km).

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

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