# Vairagad Village, Gangapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad 

# Vairagad

Vairagad is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **932 people in 213 households**, the 97th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 932people (2011)
- 213households
- 78.7%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Vairagad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockGangapur
- Census village code549188

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

## How far is Vairagad from nearby towns?

- Gangapur (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)60 km by road
- Gangapur (nearest town)34 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 Vairagad?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Vairagad; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lasur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lasur Station
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gangapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Vairagad known for?

About 79% of the 553 hectares of village land is sown, and 375 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 Vairagad

Of every 100 households in Vairagad in 2011, 76 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Vairagad · ■ Gangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**68%

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

**18%

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

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**83%

Use banking services ****81%**

**64%

Television ****50%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**27%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**22%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Vairagad?

■ Vairagad · ■ Gangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**856

Working population ****63.9%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 67.2% for women. 64% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 246 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 327 (55%)

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

- Pandharohal963 people
- Wadgaon946 people
- Siresaigaon944 people
- Kamlapur937 people
- Mahebubkheda928 people
- Malunja Bk.922 people
- Sultanabad921 people
- Maholi920 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Vairagad from Aurangabad?60 km by road
- What is the population of Vairagad?932 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vairagad in?Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vairagad?78.7% (Census 2011)