# Vargaon Village, Chandgad, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chandgad, Kolhapur 

# Vargaon

Vargaon is a village in Chandgad sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **831 people in 171 households**, the 91st largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 831people (2011)
- 171households
- 59.8%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Vargaon PIN code and other codes

Vargaon falls in Chandgad sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChandgad
- Census village code568111

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

## How far is Vargaon from nearby towns?

- Chandgad (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)116 km by road
- Belgaum (nearest town)42 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 Vargaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Vargaon; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Halkani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Halkani
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Patane Fata
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Vargaon known for?

About 84% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 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 Vargaon

Of every 100 households in Vargaon in 2011, 84 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Vargaon · ■ Chandgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**18%

Tap water ****99%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**77%

Use banking services ****54%**

**81%

Television ****29%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****31%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Vargaon?

■ Vargaon · ■ Chandgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**947

Working population ****57.4%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 49.6% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 399 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 20 (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 Chandgad

- Kanadi865 people
- Khalsa Mhalunge848 people
- Bonjurdi832 people
- Lakudwadi831 people
- Kadalge Kh.829 people
- Vinzane827 people
- Ghulewadi820 people
- Dhumadewadi814 people

[All 157 villages in Chandgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/chandgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Vargaon from Kolhapur?116 km by road
- What is the population of Vargaon?831 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vargaon in?Kolhapur district (Chandgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vargaon?59.8% (Census 2011)