# Salgaon Village, Ajra, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/ajra/salgaon/ Village · Ajra, Kolhapur # Salgaon Salgaon is a village in Ajra sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416505**. The 2011 Census counted **1,410 people in 342 households**, the 22nd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 1,410people (2011) - 342households - 76.7%literacy - 416505PIN code ## Salgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salgaon is 416505.** Salgaon falls in Ajra sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. - PIN code416505 - Community development blockAjra - Census village code567894 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salgaon from nearby towns? - Ajra (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Kolhapur (district HQ)95 km by road - Gadhinglaj (nearest town)14 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 Salgaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Salgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ajra - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ajra - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ajra - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 15 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 Salgaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 501 hectares of village land is sown, and 327 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 Salgaon Of every 100 households in Salgaon in 2011, 93 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Salgaon · ■ Ajra rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****81%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **4% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **75% Use banking services ****82%** **80% Television ****40%** **47% Mobile phone ****60%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **22% Own their home ****96%** **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 Salgaon? ■ Salgaon · ■ Ajra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1159** **1121 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1357** **933 Working population ****56.0%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 65.9% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 237 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (38%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 63 (8%) · **■** Marginal 166 (21%) 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 Ajra - Belewadi Hubalgi1,542 people - Ningudage1,514 people - Ardal1,491 people - Burude1,439 people - Gavase1,362 people - Saroli1,323 people - Chimane1,315 people - Zulapewadi1,306 people [All 99 villages in Ajra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/ajra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salgaon?416505 - How far is Salgaon from Kolhapur?95 km by road - What is the population of Salgaon?1,410 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salgaon in?Kolhapur district (Ajra sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Salgaon?76.7% (Census 2011)