Gangangaon

Coordinates: 20°02′34″N 72°50′44″E / 20.0428875°N 72.8456399°E / 20.0428875; 72.8456399
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Gangangaon
village
Gangangaon is located in Maharashtra
Gangangaon
Gangangaon
Location in Maharashtra, India
Gangangaon is located in India
Gangangaon
Gangangaon
Gangangaon (India)
Coordinates: 20°02′34″N 72°50′44″E / 20.0428875°N 72.8456399°E / 20.0428875; 72.8456399
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictPalghar
TalukaDahanu
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,224
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code551646

Gangangaon is a village in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India. It is located in the Dahanu taluka.[1]

Demographics[edit]

According 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]

Demographics (2011 Census)[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]

  1. ^ "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. ^ 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.