# Galgaon Village, Barwaha, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Barwaha, Khargone 

# Galgaon

Galgaon is a village in Barwaha sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,278 people in 271 households**, the 74th largest of 254 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,278people (2011)
- 271households
- 90.2%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Galgaon PIN code and other codes

Galgaon falls in Barwaha sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBarwaha
- Census village code476800

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Galgaon from nearby towns?

- Barwaha (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sanawad (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Galgaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Galgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sanawad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sanawad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Galgaon known for?

The main crops are **cotton, mirchi and wheat**. About 80% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 281 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Galgaon

Of every 100 households in Galgaon in 2011, 83 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Galgaon · ■ Barwaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**81%

Tap water ****81%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**91%

Use banking services ****63%**

**35%

Television ****33%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Galgaon?

■ Galgaon · ■ Barwaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**933

Working population ****52.5%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 84.7% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 270 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (29%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 181 (27%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barwaha

- Baphal Gaon1,308 people
- Akaya1,304 people
- Chhapara1,296 people
- Bhogaon Sipani1,294 people
- Bagda Bujurg1,227 people
- Sangvi1,215 people
- Dalya Khedi1,213 people
- Jamniya1,207 people

[All 323 villages in Barwaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/barwaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Galgaon from Khargone?50 km by road
- What is the population of Galgaon?1,278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galgaon in?Khargone district (Barwaha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Galgaon?90.2% (Census 2011)