# Balgavhan Village, Jamkhed, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Jamkhed, Ahmadnagar 

# Balgavhan

Balgavhan is a village in Jamkhed sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **846 people in 173 households**, the 56th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 846people (2011)
- 173households
- 63.0%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Balgavhan PIN code and other codes

Balgavhan falls in Jamkhed sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockJamkhed
- Census village code558690

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

## How far is Balgavhan from nearby towns?

- Jamkhed (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)92 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (nearest town)92 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 Balgavhan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balgavhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamkhed
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamkhed
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Balgavhan known for?

About 84% of the 501 hectares of village land is sown, and 365 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 Balgavhan

Of every 100 households in Balgavhan in 2011, 74 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Balgavhan · ■ Jamkhed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**77%

Tap water ****25%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**91%

Use banking services ****81%**

**68%

Television ****32%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Balgavhan?

■ Balgavhan · ■ Jamkhed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**810

Working population ****50.2%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 49.9% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 175 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 218 (51%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Jamkhed

- Anandwadi866 people
- Khandvi857 people
- Dhotri856 people
- Kolhewadi851 people
- Pimpalwadi838 people
- Vanjarwadi820 people
- Zikri816 people
- Borle795 people

[All 86 villages in Jamkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/jamkhed/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balgavhan from Ahmadnagar?92 km by road
- What is the population of Balgavhan?846 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balgavhan in?Ahmadnagar district (Jamkhed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Balgavhan?63.0% (Census 2011)