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About Pedgaon Village

Pedgaon is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,281, made up of 656 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 746.94 hectares hectares.

Pedgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pedgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Area (hectares) 746.94 hectares
Population 1,281
Male Population 656
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pedgaon compares

By the 2011 count Pedgaon is the 62nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 746.94 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Pedgaon

Pedgaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pedgaon 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pedgaon from other places

Pedgaon lies about 26 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 22 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 Pedgaon
Tehsil headquarters Risod 14 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 22 km
District headquarters Washim 26 km

Villages closest to Pedgaon

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 Pedgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Pedgaon village had a population of 1,281. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Pedgaon village has 656 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pedgaon has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Pedgaon covers 746.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pedgaon falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pedgaon is Kekatumar, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pedgaon.

Pedgaon is about 26 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pedgaon is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 14 km away. Kekatumar is about 22 km away. Washim is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chichamba Pen (under 2 km), Deulgaon Banda (3.1 km) and Masala Pen (3.4 km).

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

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