# Gharagaon Village, Paranda, Osmanabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Paranda, Osmanabad 

# Gharagaon

Gharagaon is a village in Paranda sub-district of Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,961 people in 394 households**, the 18th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 1,961people (2011)
- 394households
- 77.3%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Gharagaon PIN code and other codes

Gharagaon falls in Paranda sub-district, Osmanabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockParanda
- Census village code561116

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

## How far is Gharagaon from nearby towns?

- Paranda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Osmanabad (district HQ)70 km by road
- Bhoom (nearest town)29 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 Gharagaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gharagaon; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paranda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paranda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paranda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Gharagaon known for?

About 98% of the 887 hectares of village land is sown, and 720 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 Gharagaon

Of every 100 households in Gharagaon in 2011, 35 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gharagaon · ■ Paranda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****3%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****64%**

**75%

Television ****12%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Gharagaon?

■ Gharagaon · ■ Paranda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**896

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**811

Working population ****50.4%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 70.2% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 426 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 439 (44%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (5%) · **■** Marginal 74 (7%)

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 Paranda

- Shelgaon2,209 people
- Kukkadgaon2,149 people
- Watephal2,148 people
- Hingangaon Bk.1,979 people
- Pandharewadi1,926 people
- Kaundgaon1,916 people
- Bhotra1,828 people
- Pachpimpla1,747 people

[All 96 villages in Paranda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/paranda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gharagaon from Osmanabad?70 km by road
- What is the population of Gharagaon?1,961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gharagaon in?Osmanabad district (Paranda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gharagaon?77.3% (Census 2011)