# Shivgaon Village, Vaijapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Vaijapur, Aurangabad 

# Shivgaon

Shivgaon is a village in Vaijapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **967 people in 197 households**, the 109th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 967people (2011)
- 197households
- 70.7%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Shivgaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVaijapur
- Census village code549055

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

## How far is Shivgaon from nearby towns?

- Vaijapur (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)49 km by road
- Vaijapur (nearest town)38 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 Shivgaon?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shivgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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 school5–10 km · Garaj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shivur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Shivgaon known for?

About 86% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Shivgaon

Of every 100 households in Shivgaon in 2011, 39 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shivgaon · ■ Vaijapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**56%

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

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**86%

Tap water ****73%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****63%**

**70%

Television ****29%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**22%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Shivgaon?

■ Shivgaon · ■ Vaijapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**849

Working population ****59.4%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 59.9% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 463 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 69 (12%)

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

- Lakhganga1,014 people
- Wakti1,005 people
- Balhegaon985 people
- Bendawadi973 people
- Ballali Sagaj949 people
- Takli Sagaj945 people
- Murshadpur923 people
- Chenduphal904 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shivgaon from Aurangabad?49 km by road
- What is the population of Shivgaon?967 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shivgaon in?Aurangabad district (Vaijapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shivgaon?70.7% (Census 2011)