# Pekalwadi Village, Gangapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad 

# Pekalwadi

Pekalwadi is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, PIN code **431002**. The 2011 Census counted **404 people in 81 households**, the 172nd largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 404people (2011)
- 81households
- 75.2%literacy
- 431002PIN code

## Pekalwadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pekalwadi is 431002.** Pekalwadi falls in Gangapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code431002
- Community development blockGangapur
- Census village code549219

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

## How far is Pekalwadi from nearby towns?

- Gangapur (sub-district HQ)58 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)20 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)20 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 Pekalwadi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Pekalwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Asegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Auo Bad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)8 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 Pekalwadi known for?

About 96% of the 411 hectares of village land is sown, and 317 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 Pekalwadi

Of every 100 households in Pekalwadi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 70 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pekalwadi · ■ Gangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**68%

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

**18%

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

**81%

Tap water ****81%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**83%

Use banking services ****86%**

**64%

Television ****77%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****70%**

**27%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pekalwadi?

■ Pekalwadi · ■ Gangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**856

Working population ****60.4%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 62.9% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 205 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (14%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** 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

- Mendhi441 people
- Mahmadpur427 people
- Sultanpur423 people
- Aurangpur407 people
- Pimpalwadi404 people
- Hadiyabad403 people
- Zanzardi393 people
- Fatulabad391 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pekalwadi?431002
- How far is Pekalwadi from Aurangabad?20 km by road
- What is the population of Pekalwadi?404 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pekalwadi in?Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pekalwadi?75.2% (Census 2011)