# Vadgaon Village, Kopargaon, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kopargaon, Ahmadnagar 

# Vadgaon

Vadgaon is a village in Kopargaon sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,460 people in 255 households**, the 57th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 1,460people (2011)
- 255households
- 74.2%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Vadgaon PIN code and other codes

Vadgaon falls in Kopargaon sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKopargaon
- Census village code557504

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

## How far is Vadgaon from nearby towns?

- Kopargaon (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)115 km by road
- Kopargaon (nearest town)36 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 Vadgaon?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Vadgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school5–10 km · Chansnali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kolpewadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kopergaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Vadgaon known for?

About 73% of the 418 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Vadgaon

Of every 100 households in Vadgaon in 2011, 78 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Vadgaon · ■ Kopargaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**56%

Tap water ****51%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**70%

Use banking services ****63%**

**60%

Television ****50%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**35%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Vadgaon?

■ Vadgaon · ■ Kopargaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**887

Working population ****39.9%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 63.7% for women. 54% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 249 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (27%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 154 (26%)

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

- Apegaon1,611 people
- Shirasgaon1,498 people
- Sade1,470 people
- Javalke1,460 people
- Baktarpur1,375 people
- Khopadi1,246 people
- Shahapur1,233 people
- Malharwadi1,230 people

[All 80 villages in Kopargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/kopargaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Vadgaon from Ahmadnagar?115 km by road
- What is the population of Vadgaon?1,460 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadgaon in?Ahmadnagar district (Kopargaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vadgaon?74.2% (Census 2011)