# Pargaon Village, Washi, Osmanabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/washi/pargaon/ Village · Washi, Osmanabad # Pargaon Pargaon is a village in Washi sub-district of Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,949 people in 907 households**, the 4th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 3,949people (2011) - 907households - 80.5%literacy - 933females per 1,000 males ## Pargaon PIN code and other codes Pargaon falls in Washi sub-district, Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockWashi - Census village code561231 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pargaon from nearby towns? - Washi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Osmanabad (district HQ)72 km by road - Kalamb (nearest town)21 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 Pargaon? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Pargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Washi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Washi - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Pargaon known for? About 95% of the 1,761 hectares of village land is sown, and 798 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 Pargaon Of every 100 households in Pargaon in 2011, 84 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pargaon · ■ Washi rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **64% Toilet within the home ****28%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **74% Tap water ****83%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **88% Use banking services ****70%** **74% Television ****41%** **30% Mobile phone ****52%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****34%** **34% Own their home ****91%** **93% 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 Pargaon? ■ Pargaon · ■ Washi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%** **78.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****742** **808 Working population ****48.0%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 72.2% for women. 55% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 643 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 699 (37%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 397 (21%) · **■** Marginal 135 (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 Washi - Washi15,431 people - Terkheda6,626 people - Para4,287 people - Indapur3,442 people - Bavi3,279 people - Mandva2,848 people - Saramkondi2,845 people [All 54 villages in Washi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/washi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pargaon from Osmanabad?72 km by road - What is the population of Pargaon?3,949 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pargaon in?Osmanabad district (Washi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Pargaon?80.5% (Census 2011)