# Dharangaon Village, Kopargaon, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/kopargaon/dharangaon/ Village · Kopargaon, Ahmadnagar # Dharangaon Dharangaon is a village in Kopargaon sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,498 people in 704 households**, the 24th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 3,498people (2011) - 704households - 72.6%literacy - 985females per 1,000 males ## Dharangaon PIN code and other codes Dharangaon falls in Kopargaon sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKopargaon - Census village code557520 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dharangaon from nearby towns? - Kopargaon (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)100 km by road - Kopargaon (nearest town)8 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 Dharangaon? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Dharangaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kopergaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kopergaon - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kopergaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Dharangaon known for? About 73% of the 1,501 hectares of village land is sown, and 791 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 Dharangaon Of every 100 households in Dharangaon in 2011, 50 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dharangaon · ■ Kopargaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **71% Toilet within the home ****20%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **56% Tap water ****4%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **70% Use banking services ****42%** **60% Television ****36%** **49% Mobile phone ****50%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **35% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****24%** **18% Own their home ****84%** **83% 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 Dharangaon? ■ Dharangaon · ■ Kopargaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **887 Working population ****47.5%** **48.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 61.9% for women. 57% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 484 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 751 (45%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 262 (16%) · **■** Marginal 156 (9%) 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 Kopargaon - Jeur Kumbhari4,006 people - Chas3,893 people - Murshatpur3,772 people - Dhotre3,711 people - Jeur Patoda3,264 people - Padhegaon3,175 people - Kumbhari3,137 people - Velapur3,027 people [All 80 villages in Kopargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/kopargaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dharangaon from Ahmadnagar?100 km by road - What is the population of Dharangaon?3,498 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dharangaon in?Ahmadnagar district (Kopargaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dharangaon?72.6% (Census 2011)