# Babhulgaon Village, Gangapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad 

# Babhulgaon

Babhulgaon is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,338 people in 271 households**, the 62nd largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 1,338people (2011)
- 271households
- 70.5%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Babhulgaon PIN code and other codes

Babhulgaon falls in Gangapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGangapur
- Census village code549187

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

## How far is Babhulgaon from nearby towns?

- Gangapur (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gangapur (nearest town)29 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 Babhulgaon?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Babhulgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lasur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lasur Station
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Babhulgaon known for?

About 82% of the 732 hectares of village land is sown, and 480 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 Babhulgaon

Of every 100 households in Babhulgaon in 2011, 41 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Babhulgaon · ■ Gangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**81%

Tap water ****34%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**38%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**83%

Use banking services ****54%**

**64%

Television ****30%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**27%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**22%

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 Babhulgaon?

■ Babhulgaon · ■ Gangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**856

Working population ****59.6%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 59.2% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 393 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (6%) · **■** Marginal 147 (18%)

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 Gangapur

- Mudhesh Wadgaon1,374 people
- Siregaon1,373 people
- Talesaman1,349 people
- Lakhmapur1,344 people
- Wasusaigaon1,336 people
- Fulshevra1,271 people
- Nawabpur1,265 people
- Eklahera1,230 people

[All 221 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Babhulgaon from Aurangabad?40 km by road
- What is the population of Babhulgaon?1,338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babhulgaon in?Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Babhulgaon?70.5% (Census 2011)