# Ghaigaon Village, Vaijapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/vaijapur/ghaigaon/ Village · Vaijapur, Aurangabad # Ghaigaon Ghaigaon is a village in Vaijapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,555 people in 541 households**, the 24th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 2,555people (2011) - 541households - 73.4%literacy - 930females per 1,000 males ## Ghaigaon PIN code and other codes Ghaigaon falls in Vaijapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVaijapur - Census village code549105 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghaigaon from nearby towns? - Vaijapur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)80 km by road - Vaijapur (nearest town)3 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 Ghaigaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Ghaigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vaijapur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Vaijapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Ghaigaon known for? About 95% of the 1,689 hectares of village land is sown, and 528 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 Ghaigaon Of every 100 households in Ghaigaon in 2011, 47 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ghaigaon · ■ Vaijapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****47%** **56% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **88% Use banking services ****66%** **70% Television ****44%** **38% Mobile phone ****57%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****27%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **22% Own their home ****90%** **93% 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 Ghaigaon? ■ Ghaigaon · ■ Vaijapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **75.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **849 Working population ****51.7%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 62.0% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 494 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 573 (43%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 151 (11%) · **■** Marginal 97 (7%) 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 Vaijapur - Ladgaon2,655 people - Biloli2,613 people - Chorwaghalgaon2,584 people - Bhaigaon Vaijapur2,555 people - Bhivgaon2,529 people - Talwada2,498 people - Babhulgaon Bk.2,434 people - Parala2,333 people [All 166 villages in Vaijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/vaijapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghaigaon from Aurangabad?80 km by road - What is the population of Ghaigaon?2,555 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghaigaon in?Aurangabad district (Vaijapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ghaigaon?73.4% (Census 2011)