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About Kokalgaon Village

Kokalgaon is a mid sized village in Washim tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,599, made up of 846 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Washim
Pincode 444505
Area (hectares) 617.09 hectares
Population 1,599
Male Population 846
Female Population 753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kokalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kokalgaon is the 39th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,461 residents. Its 617.09 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kokalgaon

Kokalgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kokalgaon 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kokalgaon from other places

Kokalgaon lies about 16 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Penganga, about 3.5 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 Kokalgaon
Nearest railway station Penganga 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Washim 16 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 16 km

Villages closest to Kokalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokalgaon village had a population of 1,599. That makes it the 39th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,461 residents.

Kokalgaon village has 846 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokalgaon has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kokalgaon is 444505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokalgaon covers 617.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kokalgaon falls under Washim tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kokalgaon is Penganga, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kokalgaon is about 16 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokalgaon is in Washim tehsil of Washim district. Penganga is about 3.5 km away. Washim is about 16 km away. Wāshīm is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adgaon Kh (2.1 km), Wagholi Kh (2.3 km) and Vilegaon (3.5 km).

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

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