# Gaurgaon Village, Tasgaon, Sangli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/tasgaon/gaurgaon/ Village · Tasgaon, Sangli # Gaurgaon Gaurgaon is a village in Tasgaon sub-district of Sangli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,958 people in 433 households**, the 37th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 1,958people (2011) - 433households - 81.9%literacy - 1,057females per 1,000 males ## Gaurgaon PIN code and other codes Gaurgaon falls in Tasgaon sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockTasgaon - Census village code568649 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gaurgaon from nearby towns? - Tasgaon (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Sangli (district HQ)40 km by road - Tasgaon (nearest town)14 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 Gaurgaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gaurgaon; 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 - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mojorde - ○Degree college10+ km · Tasgaon - ○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, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Gaurgaon known for? The main crops are **grapes**. Products made here include kismis. About 59% of the 1,149 hectares of village land is sown, and 628 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 Gaurgaon Of every 100 households in Gaurgaon in 2011, 78 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gaurgaon · ■ Tasgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **81% Toilet within the home ****76%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****17%** **30% Tap water ****57%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **64% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **62% Use banking services ****94%** **82% Television ****40%** **48% Mobile phone ****60%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****20%** **16% Own their home ****95%** **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 Gaurgaon? ■ Gaurgaon · ■ Tasgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%** **82.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021** **848 Working population ****58.0%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 77.1% for women. 65% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 543 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 483 (43%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 80 (7%) · **■** Marginal 26 (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 - Nagaon Kavathe2,361 people - Balgavade2,261 people - Hatnoli2,122 people - Alate2,068 people - Punadi1,927 people - Julewadi1,890 people - Khujagaon1,731 people - Shirgaon Kavathe1,686 people [All 68 villages in Tasgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/tasgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gaurgaon from Sangli?40 km by road - What is the population of Gaurgaon?1,958 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaurgaon in?Sangli district (Tasgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gaurgaon?81.9% (Census 2011)