# Erandgaon Village, Shevgaon, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shevgaon/erandgaon/ Village · Shevgaon, Ahmadnagar # Erandgaon Erandgaon is a village in Shevgaon sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,242 people in 857 households**, the 11th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%. - 4,242people (2011) - 857households - 75.8%literacy - 939females per 1,000 males ## Erandgaon PIN code and other codes Erandgaon falls in Shevgaon sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShevgaon - Census village code557852 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Erandgaon from nearby towns? - Shevgaon (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)80 km by road - Ahmadnagar (nearest town)80 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 Erandgaon? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Erandgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shevgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Shevgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shevgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Erandgaon known for? About 63% of the 1,946 hectares of village land is sown, and 745 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 Erandgaon Of every 100 households in Erandgaon in 2011, 57 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Erandgaon · ■ Shevgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **67% Toilet within the home ****30%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **63% Tap water ****0%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **82% Use banking services ****82%** **76% Television ****45%** **43% Mobile phone ****60%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **20% Own their home ****98%** **91% 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 Erandgaon? ■ Erandgaon · ■ Shevgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **73.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **843 Working population ****52.8%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 65.4% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,265 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 725 (32%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 204 (9%) · **■** Marginal 40 (2%) 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 Shevgaon - Hatgaon4,940 people - Ladjalgaon4,636 people - Kambi4,355 people - Shahar Takali4,355 people - Ghotan4,069 people - Chapadgaon3,984 people - Amarapur3,539 people - Bhavinimgaon3,423 people [All 112 villages in Shevgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shevgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Erandgaon from Ahmadnagar?80 km by road - What is the population of Erandgaon?4,242 (Census 2011) - Which district is Erandgaon in?Ahmadnagar district (Shevgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Erandgaon?75.8% (Census 2011)