# Yergaon Village, Sindewahi, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sindewahi, Chandrapur 

# Yergaon

Yergaon is a village in Sindewahi sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **627 people in 150 households**, the 48th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 627people (2011)
- 150households
- 75.7%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Yergaon PIN code and other codes

Yergaon falls in Sindewahi sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSindewahi
- Census village code541029

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Yergaon from nearby towns?

- Sindewahi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)82 km by road
- Mul (nearest town)38 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 Yergaon?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Yergaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sindewahi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sindewahi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Yergaon known for?

About 75% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Yergaon

Of every 100 households in Yergaon in 2011, 99 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Yergaon · ■ Sindewahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**84%

Use banking services ****82%**

**60%

Television ****16%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Yergaon?

■ Yergaon · ■ Sindewahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**983

Working population ****62.5%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 69.1% for women. 65% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (73%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (5%) · **■** Marginal 17 (4%)

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 Sindewahi

- Virwha698 people
- Jatlapur Tukum652 people
- Chargaonbadge641 people
- Sirkada637 people
- Utimal618 people
- Indiranagar591 people
- Kukudtheti570 people
- Maregaon Tuk.568 people

[All 115 villages in Sindewahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/sindewahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Yergaon from Chandrapur?82 km by road
- What is the population of Yergaon?627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yergaon in?Chandrapur district (Sindewahi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Yergaon?75.7% (Census 2011)