# Vadgaon Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/vadgaon/ Village · Pen, Raigarh # Vadgaon Vadgaon is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,582 people in 379 households**, the 25th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,582people (2011) - 379households - 87.0%literacy - 906females per 1,000 males ## Vadgaon PIN code and other codes Vadgaon falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPen - Census village code553907 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadgaon from nearby towns? - Pen (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Alibag (district HQ)24 km by road - Pen (nearest town)3 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 Vadgaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Vadgaon; 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 - ●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 · Pen - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pen - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pen - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Vadgaon known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 48% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Vadgaon Of every 100 households in Vadgaon in 2011, 92 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Vadgaon · ■ Pen rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **85% Toilet within the home ****83%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****17%** **27% Tap water ****65%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%** **57% Use banking services ****74%** **53% Television ****78%** **53% Mobile phone ****65%** **41% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****40%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **27% Own their home ****74%** **91% 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 Vadgaon? ■ Vadgaon · ■ Pen rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791** **968 Working population ****32.8%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 84.6% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 21 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 380 (73%) · **■** Marginal 97 (19%) 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 Pen - Patani Pandapur1,683 people - Sawarsai1,669 people - Shedashi1,660 people - Wadhav1,660 people - Kondhavi1,573 people - Tambadshet1,573 people - Kamarli1,568 people - Balawali1,507 people [All 169 villages in Pen](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Vadgaon from Alibag?24 km by road - What is the population of Vadgaon?1,582 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadgaon in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vadgaon?87.0% (Census 2011)