# Sakalgaon Village, Ghansawangi, Jalna (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalna/ghansawangi/sakalgaon/ Village · Ghansawangi, Jalna # Sakalgaon Sakalgaon is a village in Ghansawangi sub-district of Jalna district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,049 people in 410 households**, the 24th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 2,049people (2011) - 410households - 69.4%literacy - 942females per 1,000 males ## Sakalgaon PIN code and other codes Sakalgaon falls in Ghansawangi sub-district, Jalna district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGhansawangi - Census village code547938 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakalgaon from nearby towns? - Ghansawangi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Jalna (district HQ)80 km by road - Partur (nearest town)22 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 Sakalgaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sakalgaon; 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 · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Partur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pimpalgaon - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Partur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Sakalgaon known for? The main crops are **jowar and bajra**. About 94% of the 1,531 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,372 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 Sakalgaon Of every 100 households in Sakalgaon in 2011, 54 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sakalgaon · ■ Ghansawangi rural average Electricity for lighting ****54%** **78% Toilet within the home ****33%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **78% Tap water ****2%** **35% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****75%** **76% Television ****21%** **34% Mobile phone ****49%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **25% Own their home ****95%** **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 Sakalgaon? ■ Sakalgaon · ■ Ghansawangi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****801** **855 Working population ****61.3%** **49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 58.2% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 696 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 290 (23%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 47 (4%) · **■** Marginal 203 (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 Ghansawangi - Shindewadgaon2,307 people - Banegaon2,219 people - Ramasgaon2,172 people - Limboni2,137 people - Dahegaon Devi2,038 people - Dhakephal2,022 people - Wadi Ramasgaon1,950 people - Bondhalapuri1,929 people [All 117 villages in Ghansawangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalna/ghansawangi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sakalgaon from Jalna?80 km by road - What is the population of Sakalgaon?2,049 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakalgaon in?Jalna district (Ghansawangi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sakalgaon?69.4% (Census 2011)