# Khargaon Village, Shrivardhan, Raigarh (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shrivardhan, Raigarh 

# Khargaon

Khargaon is a village in Shrivardhan sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **932 people in 234 households**, the 19th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 932people (2011)
- 234households
- 90.4%literacy
- 1,198females per 1,000 males

## Khargaon PIN code and other codes

Khargaon falls in Shrivardhan sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShrivardhan
- Census village code554836

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

## How far is Khargaon from nearby towns?

- Shrivardhan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)134 km by road
- Shrivardhan (nearest town)5 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 Khargaon?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Khargaon; 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 · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shrivardhan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shrivardhan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shrivardhan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Khargaon known for?

About 14% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Khargaon

Of every 100 households in Khargaon in 2011, 94 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Khargaon · ■ Shrivardhan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****91%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**60%

Use banking services ****62%**

**51%

Television ****42%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**29%

Own their home ****91%**

**92%

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 Khargaon?

■ Khargaon · ■ Shrivardhan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1198**

**1195

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****673**

**990

Working population ****29.2%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 86.3% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 138 (51%) · **■** Marginal 103 (38%)

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 Shrivardhan

- Bhoste1,143 people
- Devaghar1,118 people
- Sarve1,022 people
- Maral975 people
- Nigadi888 people
- Shekhadi882 people
- Kalinje801 people
- Kudki734 people

[All 78 villages in Shrivardhan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/shrivardhan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khargaon from Alibag?134 km by road
- What is the population of Khargaon?932 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khargaon in?Raigarh district (Shrivardhan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khargaon?90.4% (Census 2011)