# Ghodegaon Village, Jamkhed, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/jamkhed/ghodegaon/ Village · Jamkhed, Ahmadnagar # Ghodegaon Ghodegaon is a village in Jamkhed sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,844 people in 390 households**, the 19th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%. - 1,844people (2011) - 390households - 65.6%literacy - 972females per 1,000 males ## Ghodegaon PIN code and other codes Ghodegaon falls in Jamkhed sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockJamkhed - Census village code558698 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghodegaon from nearby towns? - Jamkhed (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)94 km by road - Ahmadnagar (nearest town)94 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 Ghodegaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Ghodegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamkhed - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamkhed - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamkhed - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Ghodegaon known for? About 83% of the 1,350 hectares of village land is sown, and 720 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 Ghodegaon Of every 100 households in Ghodegaon in 2011, 43 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ghodegaon · ■ Jamkhed rural average Electricity for lighting ****43%** **62% Toilet within the home ****10%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **77% Tap water ****32%** **38% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **91% Use banking services ****50%** **68% Television ****20%** **27% Mobile phone ****54%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****36%** **28% Own their home ****95%** **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 Ghodegaon? ■ Ghodegaon · ■ Jamkhed rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **69.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991** **810 Working population ****60.8%** **55.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.5% for men and 55.4% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 480 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 602 (54%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 5 (0%) 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 - Deodaithan1,912 people - Jategaon1,908 people - Dhamangaon1,886 people - Sonegaon1,856 people - Patoda1,842 people - Chondhi1,821 people - Dongaon1,793 people - Ratnapur1,718 people [All 86 villages in Jamkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/jamkhed/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghodegaon from Ahmadnagar?94 km by road - What is the population of Ghodegaon?1,844 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghodegaon in?Ahmadnagar district (Jamkhed sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ghodegaon?65.6% (Census 2011)