# Thugaon Village, Chandur Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chandur Railway, Amravati 

# Thugaon

Thugaon is a village in Chandur Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **443 people in 111 households**, the 55th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 443people (2011)
- 111households
- 77.9%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Thugaon PIN code and other codes

Thugaon falls in Chandur Railway sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChandur Railway
- Census village code533174

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

## How far is Thugaon from nearby towns?

- Chandur Railway (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chandur (nearest town)15 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 Thugaon?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Thugaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandur Railway
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandur Railway
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Thugaon known for?

About 75% of the 401 hectares of village land is sown, and 299 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 Thugaon

Of every 100 households in Thugaon in 2011, 72 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thugaon · ■ Chandur Railway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**65%

Tap water ****2%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**89%

Use banking services ****21%**

**65%

Television ****32%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**40%

Own their home ****82%**

**94%

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 Thugaon?

■ Thugaon · ■ Chandur Railway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**924

Working population ****55.8%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 72.2% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (51%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 64 (26%)

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 Chandur Railway

- Sawangi Sangam538 people
- Bhiltek521 people
- Sawanga Bk.485 people
- Dhotra444 people
- Tuljapur407 people
- Dilawarpur363 people
- Baggi345 people
- Mogra320 people

[All 92 villages in Chandur Railway](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandur-railway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Thugaon from Amravati?25 km by road
- What is the population of Thugaon?443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thugaon in?Amravati district (Chandur Railway sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Thugaon?77.9% (Census 2011)