# Karegaon Village, Zari-Jamani, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/zari-jamani/karegaon/ Village · Zari-Jamani, Yavatmal # Karegaon Karegaon is a village in Zari-Jamani sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,226 people in 290 households**, the 14th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 1,226people (2011) - 290households - 83.0%literacy - 925females per 1,000 males ## Karegaon PIN code and other codes Karegaon falls in Zari-Jamani sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockZari-Jamani - Census village code543900 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karegaon from nearby towns? - Zari-Jamani (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Yavatmal (district HQ)8 km by road - Pandharkaoda (nearest town)19 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 Karegaon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Karegaon; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pandharkavda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pandharkavda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Karegaon known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, soybean and jowar**. About 79% of the 596 hectares of village land is sown, and 470 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 Karegaon Of every 100 households in Karegaon in 2011, 55 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Karegaon · ■ Zari-Jamani rural average Electricity for lighting ****55%** **63% Toilet within the home ****6%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **87% Use banking services ****61%** **63% Television ****24%** **32% Mobile phone ****30%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **44% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 Karegaon? ■ Karegaon · ■ Zari-Jamani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016** **967 Working population ****63.9%** **60.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 73.6% for women. 64% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 515 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (32%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Zari-Jamani - Gawara1,339 people - Shibala1,329 people - Jamani1,302 people - Mandavi1,301 people - Kosara1,199 people - Satpalli1,193 people - Sindhi Wadhona1,172 people - Durbha1,156 people [All 128 villages in Zari-Jamani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/zari-jamani/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karegaon from Yavatmal?8 km by road - What is the population of Karegaon?1,226 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karegaon in?Yavatmal district (Zari-Jamani sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Karegaon?83.0% (Census 2011)