# Sillegaon Village, Gangapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/sillegaon/ Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad # Sillegaon Sillegaon is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,326 people in 652 households**, the 12th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%. - 3,326people (2011) - 652households - 72.6%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Sillegaon PIN code and other codes Sillegaon falls in Gangapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGangapur - Census village code549209 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sillegaon from nearby towns? - Gangapur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)49 km by road - Gangapur (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 Sillegaon? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Sillegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lasur Sta - ○Degree college10+ km · Gangapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gangapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Sillegaon known for? About 85% of the 1,289 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,000 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 Sillegaon Of every 100 households in Sillegaon in 2011, 47 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sillegaon · ■ Gangapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****47%** **68% Toilet within the home ****18%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **81% Tap water ****32%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **83% Use banking services ****76%** **64% Television ****49%** **45% Mobile phone ****70%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****37%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **22% Own their home ****92%** **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 Sillegaon? ■ Sillegaon · ■ Gangapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **73.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****755** **856 Working population ****53.6%** **51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 63.6% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,225 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (22%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 95 (5%) · **■** Marginal 33 (2%) 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 - Manjari3,941 people - Katepimpalgaon3,896 people - Shendurwada3,729 people - Kaigaon3,442 people - Naigaon3,267 people - Limbe Jalgaon3,229 people - Ghanegaon2,897 people - Maliwadgaon2,853 people [All 221 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sillegaon from Aurangabad?49 km by road - What is the population of Sillegaon?3,326 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sillegaon in?Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sillegaon?72.6% (Census 2011)