# Karegaon Bk. Village, Khamgaon, Buldana (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/karegaon-bk/ Village · Khamgaon, Buldana # Karegaon Bk. Karegaon Bk. is a village in Khamgaon sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,250 people in 279 households**, the 65th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%. - 1,250people (2011) - 279households - 79.3%literacy - 844females per 1,000 males ## Karegaon Bk. PIN code and other codes Karegaon Bk. falls in Khamgaon sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKhamgaon - Census village code528881 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karegaon Bk. from nearby towns? - Khamgaon (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)74 km by road - Balapur (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 Karegaon Bk.? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Karegaon Bk.; 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 - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palashi Bk. - ○Degree college10+ km · Khamgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercanal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Karegaon Bk. known for? The main crops are **cotton and cereals**. About 77% of the 761 hectares of village land is sown, and 543 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 Karegaon Bk. Of every 100 households in Karegaon Bk. in 2011, 77 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karegaon Bk. · ■ Khamgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **72% Toilet within the home ****34%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **68% Tap water ****0%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **87% Use banking services ****69%** **52% Television ****32%** **32% Mobile phone ****48%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **42% Own their home ****98%** **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 Karegaon Bk.? ■ Karegaon Bk. · ■ Khamgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **84.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****661** **891 Working population ****52.3%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 70.6% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 186 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 366 (56%) · **■** Other work 36 (6%) · **■** Marginal 66 (10%) 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 - Kolori1,383 people - Umra Atali1,357 people - Hiwra Bk.1,289 people - Vihigaon1,254 people - Loni Gurav1,213 people - Lakhanwada Kh.1,191 people - Pimpri Korde1,183 people - Ramnagar1,169 people [All 149 villages in Khamgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karegaon Bk. from Buldana?74 km by road - What is the population of Karegaon Bk.?1,250 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karegaon Bk. in?Buldana district (Khamgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Karegaon Bk.?79.3% (Census 2011)