# Balgavade Village, Tasgaon, Sangli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/tasgaon/balgavade/ Village · Tasgaon, Sangli # Balgavade Balgavade is a village in Tasgaon sub-district of Sangli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,261 people in 505 households**, the 34th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 2,261people (2011) - 505households - 84.3%literacy - 942females per 1,000 males ## Balgavade PIN code and other codes Balgavade falls in Tasgaon sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockTasgaon - Census village code568663 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balgavade from nearby towns? - Tasgaon (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Sangli (district HQ)37 km by road - Tasgaon (nearest town)15 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 Balgavade? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Balgavade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Margi - ○Degree college10+ km · Savlaj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tasgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 19 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 Balgavade known for? The main crops are **grapes**. Products made here include kismis. About 86% of the 823 hectares of village land is sown, and 596 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 Balgavade Of every 100 households in Balgavade in 2011, 78 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Balgavade · ■ Tasgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **81% Toilet within the home ****92%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **30% Tap water ****82%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **64% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **62% Use banking services ****92%** **82% Television ****35%** **48% Mobile phone ****61%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****19%** **16% Own their home ****96%** **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 Balgavade? ■ Balgavade · ■ Tasgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **82.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925** **848 Working population ****55.9%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 78.1% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 621 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 523 (41%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (8%) · **■** Marginal 19 (2%) 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 Tasgaon - Dahiwadi2,427 people - Wadgaon2,426 people - Dhulgaon2,381 people - Nagaon Kavathe2,361 people - Hatnoli2,122 people - Alate2,068 people - Gaurgaon1,958 people - Punadi1,927 people [All 68 villages in Tasgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/tasgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balgavade from Sangli?37 km by road - What is the population of Balgavade?2,261 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balgavade in?Sangli district (Tasgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Balgavade?84.3% (Census 2011)