# Pungaon Village, Chopda, Jalgaon (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chopda, Jalgaon 

# Pungaon

Pungaon is a village in Chopda sub-district of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,126 people in 238 households**, the 73rd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,126people (2011)
- 238households
- 74.2%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Pungaon PIN code and other codes

Pungaon falls in Chopda sub-district, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChopda
- Census village code526750

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

## How far is Pungaon from nearby towns?

- Chopda (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Jalgaon (district HQ)20 km by road
- Jalgaon (nearest town)20 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 Pungaon?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pungaon; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jalgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 19 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 Pungaon known for?

About 59% of the 621 hectares of village land is sown, and 322 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 Pungaon

Of every 100 households in Pungaon in 2011, 96 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pungaon · ■ Chopda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**62%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**80%

Use banking services ****51%**

**43%

Television ****29%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**47%

Own their home ****97%**

**84%

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 Pungaon?

■ Pungaon · ■ Chopda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**880

Working population ****59.3%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 64.2% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 543 (81%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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 Chopda

- Chandsani1,199 people
- Khadgaon1,190 people
- Walaki1,157 people
- Tandalwadi1,155 people
- Ambade1,119 people
- Mauje Hingone1,093 people
- Narwade1,007 people
- Dhanwadi999 people

[All 119 villages in Chopda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalgaon/chopda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pungaon from Jalgaon?20 km by road
- What is the population of Pungaon?1,126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pungaon in?Jalgaon district (Chopda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pungaon?74.2% (Census 2011)