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About Pangavhan Village

Pangavhan is a small village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 219 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567.51 hectares hectares.

Pangavhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pangavhan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 567.51 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 219
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pangavhan compares

By the 2011 count Pangavhan is the 103rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 567.51 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Pangavhan

Pangavhan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pangavhan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pangavhan from other places

Pangavhan lies about 54 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Bhadsivni, about 8.7 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 Pangavhan
Nearest railway station Bhadsivni 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 14 km
Nearest town Kāranja 14 km
District headquarters Washim 54 km

Villages closest to Pangavhan

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 Pangavhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pangavhan village had a population of 414. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Pangavhan village has 219 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pangavhan has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Pangavhan covers 567.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pangavhan falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Pangavhan is Bhadsivni, about 8.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pangavhan.

Pangavhan is about 54 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pangavhan is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Bhadsivni is about 8.7 km away. Karanja is about 14 km away. Kāranja is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ukarda (1.9 km), Mahagaon (2.4 km) and Kajaleshwar (2.4 km).

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

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