# Malegaon Village, Shevgaon, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shevgaon/malegaon/ Village · Shevgaon, Ahmadnagar # Malegaon Malegaon is a village in Shevgaon sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,865 people in 381 households**, the 43rd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%. - 1,865people (2011) - 381households - 74.7%literacy - 939females per 1,000 males ## Malegaon PIN code and other codes Malegaon falls in Shevgaon sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShevgaon - Census village code557834 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malegaon from nearby towns? - Shevgaon (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)72 km by road - Ahmadnagar (nearest town)72 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 Malegaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Malegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shevgaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shevgaon - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shevgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Malegaon known for? About 91% of the 520 hectares of village land is sown, and 386 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 Malegaon Of every 100 households in Malegaon in 2011, 82 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Malegaon · ■ Shevgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **67% Toilet within the home ****16%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **63% Tap water ****38%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **82% Use banking services ****84%** **76% Television ****53%** **43% Mobile phone ****76%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **20% Own their home ****96%** **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 Malegaon? ■ Malegaon · ■ Shevgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **73.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **843 Working population ****49.5%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 64.1% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 621 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (9%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 110 (12%) · **■** Marginal 95 (10%) 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 - Dhorjalgaon She.1,961 people - Nandurvihire1,946 people - Thakur Nimgaon1,936 people - Prabhuwadgaon1,931 people - Shingori1,845 people - Samangaon1,804 people - Salwadgaon1,725 people - Konoshi1,682 people [All 112 villages in Shevgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shevgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Malegaon from Ahmadnagar?72 km by road - What is the population of Malegaon?1,865 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malegaon in?Ahmadnagar district (Shevgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Malegaon?74.7% (Census 2011)