# Matargaon Bk. Village, Shegaon, Buldana (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/shegaon/matargaon-bk/ Village · Shegaon, Buldana # Matargaon Bk. Matargaon Bk. is a village in Shegaon sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **7,910 people in 1,851 households**, the 2nd largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.3%. - 7,910people (2011) - 1,851households - 87.4%literacy - 940females per 1,000 males ## Matargaon Bk. PIN code and other codes Matargaon Bk. falls in Shegaon sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShegaon - Census village code528406 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Matargaon Bk. from nearby towns? - Shegaon (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)70 km by road - Khamgaon (nearest town)18 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 Matargaon Bk.? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Matargaon Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shegaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shegaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Matargaon Bk. known for? About 87% of the 1,804 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,544 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 Matargaon Bk. Of every 100 households in Matargaon Bk. in 2011, 85 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Matargaon Bk. · ■ Shegaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **77% Toilet within the home ****45%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **59% Tap water ****93%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **86% Use banking services ****54%** **61% Television ****29%** **37% Mobile phone ****35%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****47%** **37% Own their home ****93%** **90% 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 Matargaon Bk.? ■ Matargaon Bk. · ■ Shegaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%** **87.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **886 Working population ****47.6%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 81.4% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 743 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,052 (54%) · **■** Household industry 48 (1%) · **■** Other work 304 (8%) · **■** Marginal 620 (16%) 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 Shegaon - Shegaon8,715 people - Jalamb5,674 people - Pahurjira5,613 people - Jawala Bk.3,213 people - Alasana.2,887 people [All 73 villages in Shegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/shegaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Matargaon Bk. from Buldana?70 km by road - What is the population of Matargaon Bk.?7,910 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matargaon Bk. in?Buldana district (Shegaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Matargaon Bk.?87.4% (Census 2011)