# Ghargaon Village, Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shrigonda/ghargaon/ Village · Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar # Ghargaon Ghargaon is a village in Shrigonda sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra, PIN code **413728**. The 2011 Census counted **6,435 people in 1,307 households**, the 7th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 6,435people (2011) - 1,307households - 80.6%literacy - 413728PIN code ## Ghargaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghargaon is 413728.** Ghargaon falls in Shrigonda sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - PIN code413728 - Community development blockShrigonda - Census village code558487 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? - Shrigonda (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)45 km by road - Shrigonda (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 Ghargaon? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Ghargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 · Shrigonda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ahmadnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 84% of the 2,401 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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, 70 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Ghargaon · ■ Shrigonda rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **67% Toilet within the home ****40%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **64% Tap water ****24%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **71% Use banking services ****84%** **74% Television ****52%** **44% Mobile phone ****78%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****49%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****12%** **16% Own their home ****88%** **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 · ■ Shrigonda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858** **829 Working population ****53.5%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 73.0% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,887 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,016 (30%) · **■** Household industry 42 (1%) · **■** Other work 335 (10%) · **■** Marginal 164 (5%) 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 Shrigonda - Limpangaon9,707 people - Kolgaon9,276 people - Loni Vyanknath6,864 people - Pimpalgaon Pisa6,700 people - Mandavgan6,305 people - Hangewadi6,006 people - Pedgaon5,231 people - Chimbhale4,962 people [All 114 villages in Shrigonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shrigonda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghargaon?413728 - How far is Ghargaon from Ahmadnagar?45 km by road - What is the population of Ghargaon?6,435 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghargaon in?Ahmadnagar district (Shrigonda sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ghargaon?80.6% (Census 2011)