# Jigaon Village, Nandura, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/nandura/jigaon/ Village · Nandura, Buldana # Jigaon Jigaon is a village in Nandura sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,116 people in 468 households**, the 14th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%. - 2,116people (2011) - 468households - 83.2%literacy - 940females per 1,000 males ## Jigaon PIN code and other codes Jigaon falls in Nandura sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNandura - Census village code528483 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jigaon from nearby towns? - Nandura (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)50 km by road - Nandura (nearest town)28 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 Jigaon? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Jigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school10+ km · Nandura - ○Degree college10+ km · Nandura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 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 Jigaon known for? The main crops are **cotton, jowar and wheat**. About 33% of the 1,038 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Jigaon Of every 100 households in Jigaon in 2011, 68 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jigaon · ■ Nandura rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **74% Toilet within the home ****17%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **61% Tap water ****97%** **55% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **92% Use banking services ****62%** **58% Television ****42%** **34% Mobile phone ****46%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **42% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Jigaon? ■ Jigaon · ■ Nandura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%** **85.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **890 Working population ****56.0%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 74.9% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 478 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 646 (55%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (4%) · **■** Marginal 13 (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 Nandura - Wadi Pr.Malkapur2,263 people - Shelgaon Mukund2,221 people - Amboda2,165 people - Yerali2,138 people - Malegaon Pr.P.Raja2,062 people - Potali2,028 people - Khumgaon2,017 people - Khaira1,967 people [All 111 villages in Nandura](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/nandura/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Jigaon from Buldana?50 km by road - What is the population of Jigaon?2,116 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jigaon in?Buldana district (Nandura sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Jigaon?83.2% (Census 2011)