# Kalgaon Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Kalgaon

Kalgaon is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **874 people in 176 households**, the 109th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 874people (2011)
- 176households
- 75.7%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Kalgaon PIN code and other codes

Kalgaon falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552908

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

## How far is Kalgaon from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)85 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)52 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 Kalgaon?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kinhavali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Kalgaon known for?

The main crops are **rice and tendu leaves**. About 93% of the 1,805 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,675 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 Kalgaon

Of every 100 households in Kalgaon in 2011, 89 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kalgaon · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**68%

Tap water ****68%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**81%

Use banking services ****45%**

**60%

Television ****21%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**43%

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 Kalgaon?

■ Kalgaon · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**950

Working population ****46.0%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 69.8% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 123 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (11%) · **■** Other work 109 (27%) · **■** Marginal 126 (31%)

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 Shahapur

- Bedisgaon904 people
- Cherwali902 people
- Shilottar898 people
- Nehroli875 people
- Kanawe872 people
- Malegaon862 people
- Pundhe858 people
- Mangaon856 people

[All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kalgaon from Thane?85 km by road
- What is the population of Kalgaon?874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalgaon in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kalgaon?75.7% (Census 2011)