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About Gegaon Village

Gegaon is a mid sized village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 680 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.69 hectares hectares.

Gegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 388.69 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 680
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gegaon compares

By the 2011 count Gegaon is the 63rd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 388.69 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Gegaon

Gegaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gegaon 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. The nearest villages by name are Dimbhe, Dolkhamb, Dughar and Fugale. 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 Gegaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gegaon village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Gegaon village has 680 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gegaon has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Gegaon covers 388.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gegaon falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gegaon notes the nearest railway station 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 Gegaon.

Gegaon is in Shahapur 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 Gegaon today is likely to be higher.

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