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About Atgaon Village

Atgaon is a large village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,453, made up of 1,259 males and 1,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1370 hectares hectares.

Atgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 1370 hectares
Population 2,453
Male Population 1,259
Female Population 1,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Atgaon compares

By the 2011 count Atgaon is the 13th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 1370 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Atgaon

Atgaon 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 Atgaon 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atgaon from other places

Atgaon lies about 52 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Atgaon, about under 2 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 Atgaon
Nearest railway station Atgaon under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahapur 5.3 km
Nearest town Vasind 13 km
District headquarters Thane 52 km

Villages closest to Atgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atgaon village had a population of 2,453. That makes it the 13th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Atgaon village has 1,259 males and 1,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atgaon has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Atgaon covers 1370 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Atgaon falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Atgaon is Atgaon, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Atgaon is about 52 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atgaon is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Atgaon is about under 2 km away. Shahapur is about 5.3 km away. Vasind is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satgaon (under 2 km), Shahapur (5.3 km) and Lahe (6.1 km).

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

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