# Gondgaon Village, Vaijapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Vaijapur, Aurangabad 

# Gondgaon

Gondgaon is a village in Vaijapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **588 people in 125 households**, the 143rd largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 588people (2011)
- 125households
- 68.8%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Gondgaon PIN code and other codes

Gondgaon falls in Vaijapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVaijapur
- Census village code549031

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

## How far is Gondgaon from nearby towns?

- Vaijapur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)65 km by road
- Vaijapur (nearest town)25 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 Gondgaon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gondgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary 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 school10+ km · Shivur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shivur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Gondgaon known for?

About 93% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 225 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 Gondgaon

Of every 100 households in Gondgaon in 2011, 24 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gondgaon · ■ Vaijapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****72%**

**70%

Television ****11%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gondgaon?

■ Gondgaon · ■ Vaijapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**849

Working population ****49.1%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 57.7% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 201 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (26%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Vaijapur

- Kiratpur612 people
- Titarkheda602 people
- Baigaon594 people
- Manoli592 people
- Rajura579 people
- Sudamwadi578 people
- Fakirabadwadi577 people
- Kangoni544 people

[All 166 villages in Vaijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/vaijapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gondgaon from Aurangabad?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gondgaon?588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gondgaon in?Aurangabad district (Vaijapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gondgaon?68.8% (Census 2011)