# Bhagathan Village, Gangapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad 

# Bhagathan

Bhagathan is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **861 people in 168 households**, the 112th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 861people (2011)
- 168households
- 75.9%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Bhagathan PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGangapur
- Census village code549286

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

## How far is Bhagathan from nearby towns?

- Gangapur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)45 km by road
- Gangapur (nearest town)25 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 Bhagathan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 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 school5–10 km · La Station
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hasural
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Bhagathan known for?

About 93% of the 407 hectares of village land is sown, and 351 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 Bhagathan

Of every 100 households in Bhagathan in 2011, 21 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhagathan · ■ Gangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**81%

Tap water ****39%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**38%

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

**11%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****73%**

**64%

Television ****15%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**27%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bhagathan?

■ Bhagathan · ■ Gangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**856

Working population ****62.4%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 66.3% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 362 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (31%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Takliwadi887 people
- Siddhapur881 people
- Shahapur Banjar874 people
- Babargaon865 people
- Mandwa854 people
- Kalegaon846 people
- Mamdapur846 people
- Khadgaon843 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhagathan from Aurangabad?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bhagathan?861 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagathan in?Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagathan?75.9% (Census 2011)