# Jalgaon Village, Dhamangaon Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dhamangaon-railway/jalgaon/ Village · Dhamangaon Railway, Amravati # Jalgaon Jalgaon is a village in Dhamangaon Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,219 people in 299 households**, the 30th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 1,219people (2011) - 299households - 82.3%literacy - 938females per 1,000 males ## Jalgaon PIN code and other codes Jalgaon falls in Dhamangaon Railway sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDhamangaon Railway - Census village code533290 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jalgaon from nearby towns? - Dhamangaon Railway (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)65 km by road - Dattapur Dhamangaon (nearest town)12 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 Jalgaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Jalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mangrul Dasgir - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamangaon Railway - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Jalgaon known for? About 94% of the 731 hectares of village land is sown, and 690 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 Jalgaon Of every 100 households in Jalgaon in 2011, 85 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jalgaon · ■ Dhamangaon Railway rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **84% Toilet within the home ****26%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **55% Tap water ****79%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **82% Use banking services ****76%** **61% Television ****40%** **44% Mobile phone ****39%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **30% Own their home ****92%** **92% 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 Jalgaon? ■ Jalgaon · ■ Dhamangaon Railway rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042** **916 Working population ****50.7%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 79.8% for women. 66% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 185 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 387 (63%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 28 (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 Dhamangaon Railway - Bhatkuli1,287 people - Zadgaon1,285 people - Dabhada1,276 people - Vasad1,245 people - Wagholi1,219 people - Vaknath1,205 people - Asegaon1,203 people - Sawla1,180 people [All 112 villages in Dhamangaon Railway](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dhamangaon-railway/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jalgaon from Amravati?65 km by road - What is the population of Jalgaon?1,219 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jalgaon in?Amravati district (Dhamangaon Railway sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Jalgaon?82.3% (Census 2011)