# Ahire Bk. Village, Dharangaon, Jalgaon (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalgaon/dharangaon/ahire-bk/ Village · Dharangaon, Jalgaon # Ahire Bk. Ahire Bk. is a village in Dharangaon sub-district of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **527 people in 102 households**, the 78th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%. - 527people (2011) - 102households - 70.7%literacy - 830females per 1,000 males ## Ahire Bk. PIN code and other codes Ahire Bk. falls in Dharangaon sub-district, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDharangaon - Census village code527326 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ahire Bk. from nearby towns? - Dharangaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Jalgaon (district HQ)28 km by road - Dharangaon (nearest town)12 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 Ahire Bk.? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Ahire Bk.; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonwad - ○Degree college10+ km · Dharangaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharangaon - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 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 Ahire Bk. known for? About 82% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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 Ahire Bk. Of every 100 households in Ahire Bk. in 2011, 73 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ahire Bk. · ■ Dharangaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **83% Toilet within the home ****12%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **66% Tap water ****35%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **65% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **70% Use banking services ****66%** **48% Television ****33%** **43% Mobile phone ****52%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **38% Own their home ****87%** **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 Ahire Bk.? ■ Ahire Bk. · ■ Dharangaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **76.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****830** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **801 Working population ****51.4%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 58.5% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 66 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (71%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Dharangaon - Khamkhede554 people - Dahidule545 people - Vivare543 people - Shamkhede540 people - Kalyane Bk.522 people - Musai Bk.516 people - Ahire Kh.513 people - Dongaon Kh.510 people [All 89 villages in Dharangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalgaon/dharangaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ahire Bk. from Jalgaon?28 km by road - What is the population of Ahire Bk.?527 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ahire Bk. in?Jalgaon district (Dharangaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ahire Bk.?70.7% (Census 2011)