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About Kingaon Village

Kingaon is a mid sized village in Hinganghat tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 442 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.66 hectares hectares.

Kingaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kingaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Hinganghat
Area (hectares) 544.66 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 442
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kingaon compares

By the 2011 count Kingaon is the 48th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 544.66 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 924.

Getting to Kingaon

Kingaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kingaon 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 Kingaon from other places

Kingaon lies about 28 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Wagholi, about 7.7 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 Kingaon
Tehsil headquarters Hinganghat 7.5 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Wagholi 7.7 km
District headquarters Wardha 28 km

Villages closest to Kingaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kingaon village had a population of 843. That makes it the 48th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Kingaon village has 442 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kingaon has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Kingaon covers 544.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kingaon falls under Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kingaon is Wagholi, about 7.7 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 Kingaon.

Kingaon is about 28 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kingaon is in Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district. Hinganghat is about 7.5 km away. Hinganghāt is about 7.5 km away. Wagholi is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangapur (under 2 km), Gaznapur (under 2 km) and Naigaon (2.6 km).

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

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