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- LGD code
- 567929
- Pincode
- 416502
- Post office
- Gadhinglaj
- Population
- 2,031
- Households
- 498
- Literacy rate
- 67.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1085 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,010
- Distance to district centre
- 106 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 63 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 359 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 465 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pachhapur · 39 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Pattanshetti Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Gajargaon compares
By population, Gajargaon ranks #7 of 98 villages in Ajra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.9%
+2.8% vs mandal average
- Gajargaon
- 67.9%
- Ajra mandal
- 65.1%
- Kolhapur district
- 72.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,085
−36 vs mandal average
- Gajargaon
- 1,085
- Ajra mandal
- 1,121
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Gajargaon
- 4.1
- Ajra mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gajargaon at a glance
Gajargaon is a village of 2,031 people in 498 households (Census 2011) in Ajra taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, the 7th-largest of 98 villages in Ajra taluka. Literacy is 68%, 3 points above the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,085 women per 1,000 men. It lies 106 km from the Kolhapur district centre, 20 km from Naganur, the nearest town, 39 km from Pachhapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 416502, served by Gadhinglaj post office; the LGD village code is 567929. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pattanshetti Hospital, 9 km away. The village votes in Hatkanangle assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dalitmitra Dr.Ashokrao Mane(Bapu. The population is estimated at 2,395 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gajargaon
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Gadhinglaj
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 92
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 386.76
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 206.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Gajargaon
- LGD code
- 567929
- Pincode
- 416502
- Post office
- Gadhinglaj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,031
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,395
- Households
- 498
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1085
- Literacy rate
- 67.9%
- Coordinates
- 16.14777°N, 74.31300°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hatkanangle
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hatkanangle
- Member of Parliament
- Dhairyasheel Mane
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dalitmitra Dr.Ashokrao Mane(Bapu
- Block / Mandal
- Ajra
- Nearest PHC
- Kumbhar Clinic (93.2 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Agran Dhulgaon (110.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Gajargaon
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai359 kmcapital
- Hyderabad465 km
- Bengaluru499 km
- Chennai726 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPachhapur39 km
- Bus stopAdkur16 km
- Hospital / PHCPattanshetti Hospital9 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India10 km
- Petrol pumpWarana Petrol Pump8 km
- CollegeDr. Ghali College9 km
- Police stationHukkeri Police Station33 km
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- KadgaonGadhinglaj mandal5,775 pop
- InchanalGadhinglaj mandal3,071 pop
- Harli Kh.Gadhinglaj mandal2,838 pop
- AtyalGadhinglaj mandal2,672 pop
- Lingnoor K. NoolGadhinglaj mandal2,618 pop
- ChannekuppiGadhinglaj mandal2,545 pop
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)