# Ghargaon Village, Sangamner, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/sangamner/ghargaon/ Village · Sangamner, Ahmadnagar # Ghargaon Ghargaon is a village in Sangamner sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra, PIN code **422620**. The 2011 Census counted **3,331 people in 664 households**, the 37th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 3,331people (2011) - 664households - 84.8%literacy - 422620PIN code ## Ghargaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghargaon is 422620.** Ghargaon falls in Sangamner sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - PIN code422620 - Community development blockSangamner - Census village code557479 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghargaon from nearby towns? - Sangamner (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)136 km by road - Sangamner (nearest town)33 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 Ghargaon? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Ghargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Sangamner - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sangamner - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Ghargaon known for? About 54% of the 839 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Ghargaon Of every 100 households in Ghargaon in 2011, 81 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Ghargaon · ■ Sangamner rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **75% Toilet within the home ****79%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **46% Tap water ****54%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **73% Use banking services ****77%** **70% Television ****58%** **48% Mobile phone ****82%** **69% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****40%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **14% Own their home ****68%** **90% 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 Ghargaon? ■ Ghargaon · ■ Sangamner rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **860 Working population ****46.5%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 76.0% for women. 53% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 575 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 568 (37%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 335 (22%) · **■** Marginal 60 (4%) 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 Sangamner - Panodi3,524 people - Chincholi Gurav3,445 people - Nannaj Dumala3,426 people - Hiwargaon Pawasa3,387 people - Ambi Khalasa3,305 people - Namgaon Bk3,301 people - Khambe3,286 people - Nanduri Dumala3,217 people [All 170 villages in Sangamner](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/sangamner/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghargaon?422620 - How far is Ghargaon from Ahmadnagar?136 km by road - What is the population of Ghargaon?3,331 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghargaon in?Ahmadnagar district (Sangamner sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ghargaon?84.8% (Census 2011)