# Jaigaon Village, Murbad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Murbad, Thane 

# Jaigaon

Jaigaon is a village in Murbad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 100 households**, the 150th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 496people (2011)
- 100households
- 75.2%literacy
- 1,084females per 1,000 males

## Jaigaon PIN code and other codes

Jaigaon falls in Murbad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurbad
- Census village code553249

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

## How far is Jaigaon from nearby towns?

- Murbad (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)90 km by road
- Kalyan (nearest town)60 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 Jaigaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jaigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghasai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivale
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river 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 Jaigaon known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 73% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Jaigaon

Of every 100 households in Jaigaon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jaigaon · ■ Murbad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****87%**

**62%

Television ****30%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jaigaon?

■ Jaigaon · ■ Murbad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**954

Working population ****63.9%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 63.8% for women. 65% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 218 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (7%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 41 (13%) · **■** Marginal 27 (9%)

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 Murbad

- Khutal Bangla510 people
- Panshet510 people
- Dahigaon496 people
- Fangane496 people
- Goregaon495 people
- Khed493 people
- Jadai491 people
- Palu489 people

[All 206 villages in Murbad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/murbad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jaigaon from Thane?90 km by road
- What is the population of Jaigaon?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaigaon in?Thane district (Murbad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Jaigaon?75.2% (Census 2011)