# Vadghul Village, Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar 

# Vadghul

Vadghul is a village in Shrigonda sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **958 people in 191 households**, the 94th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 958people (2011)
- 191households
- 73.6%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Vadghul PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockShrigonda
- Census village code558438

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

## How far is Vadghul from nearby towns?

- Shrigonda (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Shrigonda (nearest town)70 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 Vadghul?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Vadghul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shrigonda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shrigonda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ahmadnagar
- ○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 marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Vadghul known for?

About 33% of the 1,476 hectares of village land is sown, and 361 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 Vadghul

Of every 100 households in Vadghul in 2011, 67 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vadghul · ■ Shrigonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**64%

Tap water ****4%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**44%

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

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**71%

Use banking services ****76%**

**74%

Television ****26%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**39%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****24%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Vadghul?

■ Vadghul · ■ Shrigonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831**

**829

Working population ****57.2%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 61.3% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 316 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (13%) · **■** Marginal 20 (4%)

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

- Taradgavhan1,027 people
- Angare1,024 people
- Kondegavhan1,019 people
- Wadgaon Shindodi1,007 people
- Dokewadi913 people
- Mengalwadi881 people
- Kansewadi876 people
- Ghutewadi869 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Vadghul from Ahmadnagar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Vadghul?958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vadghul in?Ahmadnagar district (Shrigonda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vadghul?73.6% (Census 2011)