About Gargaon Village

Gargaon is a large village in Vada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,479, made up of 1,247 males and 1,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 986 hectares hectares.

Gargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gargaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Vada
Area (hectares)	986 hectares
Population	2,479
Male Population	1,247
Female Population	1,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gargaon compares

By the 2011 count Gargaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 919 residents. Its 986 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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
Nearest town	Pālghar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vada	29 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 Vada 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 2,479. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 919 residents.

Gargaon village has 1,247 males and 1,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gargaon has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Gargaon covers 986 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gargaon falls under Vada 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 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 Vada tehsil of Thane district. Saphale is about 6.3 km away. Pālghar is about 16 km away. Vada is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.