# Pargothan Village, Arvi, Wardha (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Arvi, Wardha 

# Pargothan

Pargothan is a village in Arvi sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **251 people in 66 households**, the 107th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 251people (2011)
- 66households
- 75.7%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Pargothan PIN code and other codes

Pargothan falls in Arvi sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockArvi
- Census village code533758

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

## How far is Pargothan from nearby towns?

- Arvi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Wardha (district HQ)66 km by road
- Arvi (nearest town)16 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 Pargothan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pargothan; 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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rohana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arvi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arvi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Pargothan known for?

Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 33% of the 687 hectares of village land is sown, and 225 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 Pargothan

Of every 100 households in Pargothan in 2011, 43 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pargothan · ■ Arvi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**57%

Tap water ****7%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**45%

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

**11%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****64%**

**65%

Television ****12%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****75%**

**37%

Own their home ****80%**

**91%

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 Pargothan?

■ Pargothan · ■ Arvi rural average

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

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2125**

**929

Working population ****55.0%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 68.6% for women. 64% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (55%) · **■** Other work 23 (17%) · **■** Marginal 7 (5%)

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 Arvi

- Chor Amba271 people
- Sukli263 people
- Nijampur256 people
- Maiwadi253 people
- Vitpur238 people
- Takli232 people
- Irgavhan216 people
- Allipur209 people

[All 220 villages in Arvi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/arvi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pargothan from Wardha?66 km by road
- What is the population of Pargothan?251 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pargothan in?Wardha district (Arvi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pargothan?75.7% (Census 2011)