# Golegaon Bk. Village, Jalgaon, Buldana (Maharashtra)

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Village · Jalgaon, Buldana 

# Golegaon Bk.

Golegaon Bk. is a village in Jalgaon sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **515 people in 128 households**, the 68th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%.

- 515people (2011)
- 128households
- 83.6%literacy
- 1,085females per 1,000 males

## Golegaon Bk. PIN code and other codes

Golegaon Bk. falls in Jalgaon sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockJalgaon
- Census village code528259

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

## How far is Golegaon Bk. from nearby towns?

- Jalgaon (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)70 km by road
- Jalgaon Jamod (nearest town)14 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 Golegaon Bk.?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jalgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 15 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 Golegaon Bk. known for?

The main crops are **cotton and jowar**. About 83% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 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 Golegaon Bk.

Of every 100 households in Golegaon Bk. in 2011, 46 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Golegaon Bk. · ■ Jalgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**59%

Tap water ****98%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****54%**

**54%

Television ****16%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Golegaon Bk.?

■ Golegaon Bk. · ■ Jalgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**79.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**927

Working population ****54.0%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 75.5% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 188 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (27%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Jalgaon

- Khel Sonji550 people
- Nimkarad543 people
- Bhendwad Kh.527 people
- Chalthana Siyam522 people
- Wadi Bk.499 people
- Nav Kh.464 people
- Ilora461 people
- Raipur458 people

[All 124 villages in Jalgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/jalgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Golegaon Bk. from Buldana?70 km by road
- What is the population of Golegaon Bk.?515 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golegaon Bk. in?Buldana district (Jalgaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Golegaon Bk.?83.6% (Census 2011)