Village · Sakoli, Bhandara # Ategaon Ategaon is a village in Sakoli sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 624 people in 149 households, the 62nd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 624 people (2011) - 149 households - 85.5% literacy - 1,059 females per 1,000 males ## Ategaon PIN code and other codes Ategaon falls in Sakoli sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Sakoli - Census village code 537082 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ategaon from nearby towns? - Sakoli (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Bhandara (district HQ) 54 km by road - Tumsar (nearest town) 47 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ategaon? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Ategaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bampewada - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Bampewada - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sakoli - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ategaon known for? About 72% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ategaon Of every 100 households in Ategaon in 2011, 62 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ategaon · ■ Sakoli rural average - Electricity for lighting 62% 77% - Toilet within the home 33% 49% - No toilet (open defecation) 67% 50% - Tap water 0% 18% - Drinking water within premises 14% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 86% - Use banking services 82% 62% - Television 26% 30% - Mobile phone 40% 34% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 14% 22% - Own their home 100% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ategaon? ■ Ategaon · ■ Sakoli rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 85.5% 82.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1059 973 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1143 942 - Working population 61.7% 56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.7% for men and 78.5% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 55 (14%) · ■ Other work 21 (5%) · ■ Marginal 309 (80%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sakoli - Amgaon Kh. 662 people - Sonpuri 654 people - Borgaon 652 people - Mohgata 630 people - Girola 592 people - Zadgaon 592 people - Pitezari 579 people - Baradkinhi 568 people All 95 villages in Sakoli ## Quick answers - How far is Ategaon from Bhandara? 54 km by road - What is the population of Ategaon? 624 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ategaon in? Bhandara district (Sakoli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ategaon? 85.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/sakoli/ategaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.