# Golegaon Bk. Village, Sillod, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/sillod/golegaon-bk/ Village · Sillod, Aurangabad # Golegaon Bk. Golegaon Bk. is a village in Sillod sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,609 people in 619 households**, the 19th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 3,609people (2011) - 619households - 73.5%literacy - 921females per 1,000 males ## Golegaon Bk. PIN code and other codes Golegaon Bk. falls in Sillod sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSillod - Census village code548596 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Golegaon Bk. from nearby towns? - Sillod (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)85 km by road - Sillod (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 Golegaon Bk.? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Golegaon Bk.; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 school10+ km · Golegaon Kh. - ○Degree college10+ km · Golegaon Kh. - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Golegaon Bk. known for? The main crops are **maize, jowar and cotton**. About 96% of the 624 hectares of village land is sown, and 602 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 Golegaon Bk. Of every 100 households in Golegaon Bk. in 2011, 84 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Golegaon Bk. · ■ Sillod rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **65% Toilet within the home ****12%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **83% Tap water ****89%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **91% Use banking services ****78%** **56% Television ****42%** **30% Mobile phone ****63%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **36% Own their home ****95%** **91% 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 Golegaon Bk.? ■ Golegaon Bk. · ■ Sillod rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868** **856 Working population ****41.2%** **45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 61.5% for women. 53% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 745 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 541 (36%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 184 (12%) · **■** Marginal 12 (1%) 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 Sillod - Palod4,285 people - Borgaon Sarwani4,101 people - Amthana3,949 people - Rahimabad3,692 people - Mangrul3,589 people - Halda3,518 people - Wadod Chatha3,514 people - Hatti3,511 people [All 131 villages in Sillod](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/sillod/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Golegaon Bk. from Aurangabad?85 km by road - What is the population of Golegaon Bk.?3,609 (Census 2011) - Which district is Golegaon Bk. in?Aurangabad district (Sillod sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Golegaon Bk.?73.5% (Census 2011)