# Mahalgaon Village, Vaijapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/vaijapur/mahalgaon/ Village · Vaijapur, Aurangabad # Mahalgaon Mahalgaon is a village in Vaijapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,988 people in 804 households**, the 8th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 3,988people (2011) - 804households - 74.7%literacy - 982females per 1,000 males ## Mahalgaon PIN code and other codes Mahalgaon falls in Vaijapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVaijapur - Census village code549161 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahalgaon from nearby towns? - Vaijapur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)65 km by road - Vaijapur (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 Mahalgaon? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Mahalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Vaijapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaijapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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 Mahalgaon known for? About 92% of the 1,718 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,075 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 Mahalgaon Of every 100 households in Mahalgaon in 2011, 75 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Mahalgaon · ■ Vaijapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **56% Toilet within the home ****15%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **86% Tap water ****40%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **88% Use banking services ****53%** **70% Television ****43%** **38% Mobile phone ****58%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **22% Own their home ****91%** **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 Mahalgaon? ■ Mahalgaon · ■ Vaijapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **75.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **849 Working population ****44.7%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 64.7% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,125 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (21%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 233 (13%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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 - Dhondalgaon5,567 people - Wakla5,193 people - Borsar5,092 people - Palkhed4,262 people - Shivrai3,964 people - Sawandgaon3,885 people - Aghur3,251 people - Janephal3,188 people [All 166 villages in Vaijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/vaijapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mahalgaon from Aurangabad?65 km by road - What is the population of Mahalgaon?3,988 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahalgaon in?Aurangabad district (Vaijapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Mahalgaon?74.7% (Census 2011)