# Ajgaon Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/ajgaon/ Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Ajgaon Ajgaon is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,637 people in 686 households**, the 10th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 2,637people (2011) - 686households - 88.5%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Ajgaon PIN code and other codes Ajgaon falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSawantwadi - Census village code566879 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ajgaon from nearby towns? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)60 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town)23 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 Ajgaon? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Ajgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Commercial 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 · Sawantwadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Ajgaon known for? The main crops are **rice, mango and coconut**. About 17% of the 546 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Ajgaon Of every 100 households in Ajgaon in 2011, 97 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Ajgaon · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****96%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **21% Tap water ****24%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **83% Use banking services ****76%** **60% Television ****71%** **50% Mobile phone ****54%** **50% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****13%** **26% Own their home ****90%** **94% 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 Ajgaon? ■ Ajgaon · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%** **84.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684** **927 Working population ****39.2%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 83.6% for women. 54% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 123 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (11%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 502 (49%) · **■** Marginal 276 (27%) 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 Sawantwadi - Niravade2,927 people - Sangeli2,855 people - Malewad2,820 people - Satarda2,737 people - Otavane2,625 people - Talavade2,620 people - Kolgaon2,618 people - Aronda2,465 people [All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ajgaon from Oras Bk.?60 km by road - What is the population of Ajgaon?2,637 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ajgaon in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ajgaon?88.5% (Census 2011)