# Baj Village, Jat, Sangli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jat, Sangli 

# Baj

Baj is a village in Jat sub-district of Sangli district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416402**. The 2011 Census counted **4,699 people in 980 households**, the 13th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 4,699people (2011)
- 980households
- 61.8%literacy
- 416402PIN code

## Baj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baj is 416402.** Baj falls in Jat sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416402
- Community development blockJat
- Census village code568831

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

## How far is Baj from nearby towns?

- Jat (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Sangli (district HQ)70 km by road
- Sangli Miraj Kupwad (nearest town)70 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 Baj?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Baj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dafalapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sangali
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Baj known for?

About 89% of the 2,655 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,302 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 Baj

Of every 100 households in Baj in 2011, 29 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baj · ■ Jat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**60%

Tap water ****8%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**34%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**86%

Use banking services ****64%**

**79%

Television ****8%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**20%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****23%**

**20%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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 Baj?

■ Baj · ■ Jat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**909

Working population ****56.5%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 54.5% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,545 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 689 (26%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Other work 119 (4%) · **■** Marginal 289 (11%)

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 Jat

- Shegaon5,614 people
- Madgyal5,528 people
- Daribadachi5,085 people
- Sonyal4,992 people
- Walekhindi4,642 people
- Karajagi4,346 people
- Muchandi4,295 people
- Kosari4,017 people

[All 125 villages in Jat](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/jat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baj?416402
- How far is Baj from Sangli?70 km by road
- What is the population of Baj?4,699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baj in?Sangli district (Jat sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Baj?61.8% (Census 2011)