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About Kegaon Village

Kegaon is a mid sized village in Maregaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 266 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495.68 hectares hectares.

Kegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Maregaon
Area (hectares) 495.68 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 266
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kegaon compares

By the 2011 count Kegaon is the 58th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 755 residents. Its 495.68 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 973.

Getting to Kegaon

Kegaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kegaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kegaon from other places

Kegaon lies about 81 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Rajur, about 13 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 Kegaon
Tehsil headquarters Maregaon 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Rajur 13 km
Nearest town Wani 15 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 81 km

Villages closest to Kegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kegaon village had a population of 504. That makes it the 58th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 755 residents.

Kegaon village has 266 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kegaon has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Kegaon covers 495.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kegaon falls under Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kegaon is Rajur, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kegaon.

Kegaon is about 81 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kegaon is in Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. Maregaon is about 7.2 km away. Rajur is about 13 km away. Wani is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godani (2.5 km), Wegaon (2.9 km) and Hiwari (3.6 km).

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

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