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About Kalamgavhan Village

Kalamgavhan is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,757, made up of 915 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 706.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalamgavhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalamgavhan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Pincode 444503
Area (hectares) 706.9 hectares
Population 1,757
Male Population 915
Female Population 842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalamgavhan compares

By the 2011 count Kalamgavhan is the 41st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 706.9 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kalamgavhan

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

Kalamgavhan lies about 32 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 26 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 Kalamgavhan
Tehsil headquarters Risod 25 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 26 km
District headquarters Washim 32 km

Villages closest to Kalamgavhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalamgavhan village had a population of 1,757. That makes it the 41st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Kalamgavhan village has 915 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalamgavhan has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Kalamgavhan is 444503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalamgavhan covers 706.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalamgavhan falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kalamgavhan is Jaulka, about 26 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 Kalamgavhan.

Kalamgavhan is about 32 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalamgavhan is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 25 km away. Jaulka is about 26 km away. Washim is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandhana (3.1 km), Kenwad (3.6 km) and Jamb Adhav (4.0 km).

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

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