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- LGD code
- 568410
- Pincode
- 416309
- Post office
- Kundal (Sangli)
- Population
- 2,315
- Households
- 501
- Literacy rate
- 79.6%
- Sex ratio
- 913 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,046
- Distance to district centre
- 73 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 269 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 437 km
- Nearest railway station
- Takari · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bhosle Clinic · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ghogaon compares
By population, Ghogaon ranks #22 of 35 villages in Palus mandal.
Literacy rate
%
79.6%
+2.2% vs mandal average
- Ghogaon
- 79.6%
- Palus mandal
- 77.4%
- Sangli district
- 72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
913
−20 vs mandal average
- Ghogaon
- 913
- Palus mandal
- 933
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Ghogaon
- 4.6
- Palus mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghogaon at a glance
Ghogaon is a village of 2,315 people in 501 households (Census 2011) in Palus taluka, Sangli district, Maharashtra, the 22nd-largest of 35 villages in Palus taluka. Literacy is 80%, 2 points above the taluka average of 77% and the sex ratio is 913 women per 1,000 men. It lies 73 km from the Sangli district centre, 4 km from Kundal, the nearest town, 3 km from Takari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 416309, served by Kundal (Sangli) post office; the LGD village code is 568410. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhosle Clinic, 3 km away. The village votes in Palus-Kadegaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kadam Vishwajit Patangrao. The population is estimated at 2,729 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghogaon
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- 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
- TASGAON
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 599
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 219.73
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Ghogaon
- LGD code
- 568410
- Pincode
- 416309
- Post office
- Kundal (Sangli)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,315
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,729
- Households
- 501
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 913
- Literacy rate
- 79.6%
- Coordinates
- 17.12108°N, 74.37845°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sangli
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Palus-Kadegaon
- Member of Parliament
- Vishal Patil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kadam Vishwajit Patangrao
- Block / Mandal
- Palus
Getting there
How to reach Ghogaon
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai269 kmcapital
- Hyderabad437 km
- Bengaluru576 km
- Chennai776 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTakari3 km
- Bus stopTakari3 km
- Hospital / PHCBhosle Clinic3 km
- ATM / bankSBI14 km
- Petrol pumpHP12 km
- CollegeRajarambapu institute of information technology15 km
- Police stationBurud Galli Police Chowki35 km
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Other villages in Palus mandal
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- Kundal
- Ankalkhop
- Bhilavadi
- Ramanandnagar
- Dudhondi
- Savantpur
- Nagthane
- Malwadi
- Bambavade
- Burli
- Amanapur
- Vasgade
- Sandagewadi
- Punadi Tarf Walava
- Andhali
- Nagarale
- Burungwadi
- Bramhanal
- Tupari
- Khandobachiwadi
- Dhangaon
- Khatav
- Morale (Rajapur)
- Dahyari
- Chopadewadi
- Sukhwadi
- Hajarwadi
- Suryagaon
- Radewadi
- Viththalwadi
- Pundiwadi
- Anugdewadi
- Shere Dudhondi
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)