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About Kalgaon Village

Kalgaon is one of the larger villages in Digras tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,488, made up of 2,872 males and 2,616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1001.56 hectares hectares.

Kalgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Digras
Area (hectares) 1001.56 hectares
Population 5,488
Male Population 2,872
Female Population 2,616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kalgaon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,423 residents. Its 1001.56 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kalgaon

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

Kalgaon lies about 50 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Darwha Motibag, about 32 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 Kalgaon
Tehsil headquarters Digras 14 km
Nearest railway station Darwha Motibag 32 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 50 km

Villages closest to Kalgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalgaon village had a population of 5,488. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,423 residents.

Kalgaon village has 2,872 males and 2,616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalgaon has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Kalgaon covers 1001.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalgaon falls under Digras tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kalgaon is Darwha Motibag, about 32 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 Kalgaon.

Kalgaon is about 50 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalgaon is in Digras tehsil of Yavatmal district. Digras is about 14 km away. Darwha Motibag is about 32 km away. Yavatmal is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahagaon (2.5 km), Ashta (2.7 km) and Dehani (3.2 km).

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

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