# Awalgaon Bk. Village, Ghansawangi, Jalna (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalna/ghansawangi/awalgaon-bk/ Village · Ghansawangi, Jalna # Awalgaon Bk. Awalgaon Bk. is a village in Ghansawangi sub-district of Jalna district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,826 people in 378 households**, the 35th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,826people (2011) - 378households - 66.1%literacy - 991females per 1,000 males ## Awalgaon Bk. PIN code and other codes Awalgaon Bk. falls in Ghansawangi sub-district, Jalna district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGhansawangi - Census village code547916 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Awalgaon Bk. from nearby towns? - Ghansawangi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Jalna (district HQ)35 km by road - Partur (nearest town)25 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 Awalgaon Bk.? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Awalgaon Bk.; 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 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Panwadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Partur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghansawangi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Awalgaon Bk. known for? The main crops are **cotton**. About 96% of the 354 hectares of village land is sown, and 254 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 Awalgaon Bk. Of every 100 households in Awalgaon Bk. in 2011, 74 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Awalgaon Bk. · ■ Ghansawangi rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **78% Toilet within the home ****8%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **78% Tap water ****35%** **35% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****84%** **76% Television ****36%** **34% Mobile phone ****66%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **25% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Awalgaon Bk.? ■ Awalgaon Bk. · ■ Ghansawangi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132** **855 Working population ****53.4%** **49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 54.7% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 349 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 468 (48%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 102 (10%) · **■** Marginal 39 (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 Ghansawangi - Sarapgavhan1,871 people - Khalapuri1,865 people - Khapardevhiwra1,861 people - Masegaon1,849 people - Nagobachiwadi1,808 people - Borgaon Kh.1,804 people - Pirgaibwadi1,787 people - Rajegaon1,708 people [All 117 villages in Ghansawangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalna/ghansawangi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Awalgaon Bk. from Jalna?35 km by road - What is the population of Awalgaon Bk.?1,826 (Census 2011) - Which district is Awalgaon Bk. in?Jalna district (Ghansawangi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Awalgaon Bk.?66.1% (Census 2011)