# Mengalwadi Village, Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar 

# Mengalwadi

Mengalwadi is a village in Shrigonda sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **881 people in 186 households**, the 96th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 881people (2011)
- 186households
- 78.4%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Mengalwadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockShrigonda
- Census village code558414

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?

- Shrigonda (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)80 km by road
- Shrigonda (nearest town)40 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shirur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shirur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shrigonda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 85% of the 537 hectares of village land is sown, and 287 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, 72 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mengalwadi · ■ Shrigonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**64%

Tap water ****10%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**71%

Use banking services ****85%**

**74%

Television ****53%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**16%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 · ■ Shrigonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****681**

**829

Working population ****58.5%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 69.6% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 444 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (7%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 Shrigonda

- Kondegavhan1,019 people
- Wadgaon Shindodi1,007 people
- Vadghul958 people
- Dokewadi913 people
- Kansewadi876 people
- Ghutewadi869 people
- Surodi858 people
- Gavhanewadi850 people

[All 114 villages in Shrigonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shrigonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mengalwadi from Ahmadnagar?80 km by road
- What is the population of Mengalwadi?881 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mengalwadi in?Ahmadnagar district (Shrigonda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mengalwadi?78.4% (Census 2011)