Gangangaon is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]
Gangangaon | |
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village | |
  Gangangaon Location in Maharashtra, India  Gangangaon Gangangaon (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°02′34″N 72°50′44″E / 20.0428875°N 72.8456399°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Taluka | Dahanu |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,224 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 551646 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Gangangaon has 561 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 46.2%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3224 | 1538 | 1686 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 525 | 266 | 259 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 3202 | 1524 | 1678 |
| Literates | 1247 | 736 | 511 |
| Workers (all) | 1633 | 780 | 853 |
| Main workers (total) | 608 | 340 | 268 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 454 | 251 | 203 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 72 | 23 | 49 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 77 | 61 | 16 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 1025 | 440 | 585 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 430 | 231 | 199 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 578 | 199 | 379 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Non-workers | 1591 | 758 | 833 |
References
edit- ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ a b "District census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.