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About Vilegaon Village

Vilegaon is a mid sized village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 647 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1157.29 hectares hectares.

Vilegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vilegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 1157.29 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 647
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vilegaon compares

By the 2011 count Vilegaon is the 35th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 1157.29 hectares work out to about 1.1 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, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Vilegaon

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

Vilegaon lies about 64 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Vilegaon, about 3.6 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 Vilegaon
Nearest railway station Vilegaon 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 12 km
Nearest town Kāranja 12 km
District headquarters Washim 64 km

Villages closest to Vilegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vilegaon village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 35th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Vilegaon village has 647 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vilegaon has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Vilegaon covers 1157.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vilegaon falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Vilegaon is Vilegaon, about 3.6 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 Vilegaon.

Vilegaon is about 64 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vilegaon is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Vilegaon is about 3.6 km away. Karanja is about 12 km away. Kāranja is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Antarkhed (1.9 km), Mahamadapur (2.0 km) and Undri (2.2 km).

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

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