# Gerumatargaon Village, Khamgaon, Buldana (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/gerumatargaon/ Village · Khamgaon, Buldana # Gerumatargaon Gerumatargaon is a village in Khamgaon sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,473 people in 354 households**, the 58th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%. - 1,473people (2011) - 354households - 69.4%literacy - 946females per 1,000 males ## Gerumatargaon PIN code and other codes Gerumatargaon falls in Khamgaon sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKhamgaon - Census village code528863 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gerumatargaon from nearby towns? - Khamgaon (sub-district HQ)47 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)48 km by road - Khamgaon (nearest town)47 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 Gerumatargaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gerumatargaon; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Undri - ○Degree college10+ km · Khamgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Gerumatargaon known for? The main crops are **cotton, jowar and cereals**. About 18% of the 1,043 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Gerumatargaon Of every 100 households in Gerumatargaon in 2011, 91 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gerumatargaon · ■ Khamgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **72% Toilet within the home ****8%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **68% Tap water ****55%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **87% Use banking services ****14%** **52% Television ****15%** **32% Mobile phone ****4%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****78%** **42% Own their home ****96%** **87% 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 Gerumatargaon? ■ Gerumatargaon · ■ Khamgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **84.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **891 Working population ****62.2%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 55.9% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 104 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 780 (85%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%) 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 Khamgaon - Ghanegaon1,584 people - Chitoda1,579 people - Nimkawala1,522 people - Rahud1,476 people - Pala1,432 people - Shirala1,388 people - Kolori1,383 people - Umra Atali1,357 people [All 149 villages in Khamgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gerumatargaon from Buldana?48 km by road - What is the population of Gerumatargaon?1,473 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gerumatargaon in?Buldana district (Khamgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gerumatargaon?69.4% (Census 2011)