# Purangaon Village, Vaijapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/vaijapur/purangaon/ Village · Vaijapur, Aurangabad # Purangaon Purangaon is a village in Vaijapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,396 people in 298 households**, the 79th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 1,396people (2011) - 298households - 76.6%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Purangaon PIN code and other codes Purangaon falls in Vaijapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVaijapur - Census village code549153 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purangaon from nearby towns? - Vaijapur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)99 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 Purangaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Purangaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Puntamba - ○Degree college10+ km · Vaijapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaijapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Purangaon known for? About 91% of the 1,125 hectares of village land is sown, and 845 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 Purangaon Of every 100 households in Purangaon in 2011, 46 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Purangaon · ■ Vaijapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****46%** **56% Toilet within the home ****9%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **88% Use banking services ****70%** **70% Television ****34%** **38% Mobile phone ****78%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****32%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **22% Own their home ****93%** **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 Purangaon? ■ Purangaon · ■ Vaijapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%** **75.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****709** **849 Working population ****62.5%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 65.9% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 466 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (27%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (3%) · **■** Marginal 137 (16%) 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 - Bhatana1,446 people - Satana1,439 people - Golwadi1,432 people - Babtara1,427 people - Babhultel1,373 people - Lakh Khandala1,368 people - Khambala1,362 people - Goygaon1,313 people [All 166 villages in Vaijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/vaijapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Purangaon from Aurangabad?99 km by road - What is the population of Purangaon?1,396 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purangaon in?Aurangabad district (Vaijapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Purangaon?76.6% (Census 2011)