# Aregaon Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/aregaon/ Village · Mehkar, Buldana # Aregaon Aregaon is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,873 people in 650 households**, the 18th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%. - 2,873people (2011) - 650households - 81.2%literacy - 914females per 1,000 males ## Aregaon PIN code and other codes Aregaon falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMehkar - Census village code529031 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aregaon from nearby towns? - Mehkar (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)91 km by road - Mehkar (nearest town)22 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 Aregaon? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Aregaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dongaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dongaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mehkar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Aregaon known for? About 96% of the 982 hectares of village land is sown, and 884 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 Aregaon Of every 100 households in Aregaon in 2011, 62 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Aregaon · ■ Mehkar rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **69% Toilet within the home ****24%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **91% Use banking services ****63%** **62% Television ****42%** **37% Mobile phone ****50%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **36% Own their home ****91%** **95% 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 Aregaon? ■ Aregaon · ■ Mehkar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **81.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **828 Working population ****50.1%** **53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 71.4% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 457 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 909 (63%) · **■** Other work 55 (4%) · **■** Marginal 17 (1%) 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 Mehkar - Sonati3,335 people - Vivekanand Nagar3,292 people - Gohogaon2,959 people - Uti2,880 people - Pimpri Mali2,781 people - Antri Deshmukh2,727 people - Bori2,608 people - Shendla2,602 people [All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Aregaon from Buldana?91 km by road - What is the population of Aregaon?2,873 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aregaon in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Aregaon?81.2% (Census 2011)