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About Kolgaon Village

Kolgaon is a small village in Seloo tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 191 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.54 hectares hectares.

Kolgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Seloo
Area (hectares) 298.54 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 191
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kolgaon is the 71st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 298.54 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kolgaon

Kolgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kolgaon from other places

Kolgaon lies about 20 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Tuljapur, about 8.8 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 Kolgaon
Nearest railway station Tuljapur 8.8 km
Nearest town Pipri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Seloo 20 km
District headquarters Wardha 20 km

Villages closest to Kolgaon

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 Kolgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolgaon village had a population of 396. That makes it the 71st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Kolgaon village has 191 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolgaon has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Kolgaon covers 298.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolgaon falls under Seloo tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kolgaon is Tuljapur, about 8.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolgaon.

Kolgaon is about 20 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolgaon is in Seloo tehsil of Wardha district. Tuljapur is about 8.8 km away. Pipri is about 17 km away. Seloo is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janglapur (2.4 km), Mungapur (3.1 km) and Mahabala (3.1 km).

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

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