# Virgavhan Village, Karanja, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Karanja, Washim 

# Virgavhan

Virgavhan is a village in Karanja sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **722 people in 158 households**, the 80th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 722people (2011)
- 158households
- 90.7%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Virgavhan PIN code and other codes

Virgavhan falls in Karanja sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKaranja
- Census village code530934

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

## How far is Virgavhan from nearby towns?

- Karanja (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)87 km by road
- Karanja (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 Virgavhan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karanja
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karanja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karanja
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Virgavhan known for?

About 91% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 350 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 Virgavhan

Of every 100 households in Virgavhan in 2011, 76 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Virgavhan · ■ Karanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**57%

Tap water ****68%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**90%

Use banking services ****84%**

**62%

Television ****42%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**42%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Virgavhan?

■ Virgavhan · ■ Karanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.7%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**926

Working population ****61.2%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 85.9% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 194 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (45%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 17 (4%)

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 Karanja

- Mandwa755 people
- Mhalsa Lodhipur751 people
- Bramhanwada749 people
- Janori743 people
- Shivan Bk.705 people
- Belmandal698 people
- Karli692 people
- Tarkheda680 people

[All 167 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Virgavhan from Washim?87 km by road
- What is the population of Virgavhan?722 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Virgavhan in?Washim district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Virgavhan?90.7% (Census 2011)