# Mengalwadi Village, Sangamner, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangamner, Ahmadnagar 

# Mengalwadi

Mengalwadi is a village in Sangamner sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,492 people in 339 households**, the 103rd largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 1,492people (2011)
- 339households
- 63.6%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Mengalwadi PIN code and other codes

Mengalwadi falls in Sangamner sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSangamner
- Census village code557416

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

## How far is Mengalwadi from nearby towns?

- Sangamner (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)111 km by road
- Sangamner (nearest town)21 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 Mengalwadi?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mengalwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Sangamner
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sangamner
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sangamner
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Mengalwadi known for?

About 63% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Mengalwadi

Of every 100 households in Mengalwadi in 2011, 15 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mengalwadi · ■ Sangamner rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**46%

Tap water ****26%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**73%

Use banking services ****38%**

**70%

Television ****12%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****35%**

**14%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Mengalwadi?

■ Mengalwadi · ■ Sangamner rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**860

Working population ****61.7%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 48.5% for women. 61% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 214 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 648 (70%) · **■** Other work 49 (5%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 Sangamner

- Ozar Bk.1,605 people
- Nimgaon Bhojapur1,601 people
- Deogaon1,600 people
- Nimgaon Kh.1,558 people
- Dolasane1,488 people
- Chor Kauthe1,467 people
- Rayate1,464 people
- Wankute1,459 people

[All 170 villages in Sangamner](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/sangamner/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mengalwadi from Ahmadnagar?111 km by road
- What is the population of Mengalwadi?1,492 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mengalwadi in?Ahmadnagar district (Sangamner sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mengalwadi?63.6% (Census 2011)