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About Algaon Village

Algaon is a small village in Seloo tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 165 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.3 hectares hectares.

Algaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Algaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Seloo
Area (hectares) 389.3 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 165
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Algaon compares

By the 2011 count Algaon is the 77th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 389.3 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 947.

Getting to Algaon

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

Algaon lies about 25 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Tuljapur, about 5.9 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 Algaon
Nearest railway station Tuljapur 5.9 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Seloo 25 km
District headquarters Wardha 25 km

Villages closest to Algaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Algaon village had a population of 318. That makes it the 77th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Algaon village has 165 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Algaon has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Algaon covers 389.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Algaon falls under Seloo tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Algaon is Tuljapur, about 5.9 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 Algaon.

Algaon is about 25 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Algaon is in Seloo tehsil of Wardha district. Tuljapur is about 5.9 km away. Hinganghāt is about 23 km away. Seloo is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttampur (under 2 km), Chincholi (under 2 km) and Pahelanpur (2.1 km).

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

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