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Gargaon

Wada mandal
Pincode 421303
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LGD code
552122
Pincode
421303
Post office
Wada
Population
2,479
Households
518
Literacy rate
58%
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,338
Census 2011 · in context

How Gargaon compares

By population, Gargaon ranks #5 of 168 villages in Wada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
58.0%
−3.2% vs mandal average
Gargaon
58.0%
Wada mandal
61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
988
+46 vs mandal average
Gargaon
988
Wada mandal
942
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.2 vs mandal average
Gargaon
4.8
Wada mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Gargaon at a glance

Gargaon is a village of 2,479 people in 518 households (Census 2011) in Wada taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 5th-largest of 168 villages in Wada taluka. Literacy is 58%, 3 points below the taluka average of 61% and the sex ratio is 988 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 421303, served by Wada post office; the LGD village code is 552122. The sarpanch is sadhana ravindra are, and the village votes in Shirdi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao. The population is estimated at 2,923 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gargaon

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
22
Power hours (winter)
22
Primary school
4
Middle school
2
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
Jawhar
Distance to nearest town (km)
31
Distance to district HQ (km)
72
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
986
Irrigated area (ha)
136.96
Forest area (ha)
773.04

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Gargaon

LGD code
552122
Pincode
421303
Post office
Wada
Population (Census 2011)
2,479
Population (projected 2026)
2,923
Households
518
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
988
Literacy rate
58.0%
Lok Sabha constituency
Shirdi
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Shirdi
Member of Parliament
Bhausaheb Wakchaure
Member of Legislative Assembly
Patil Vikhe Radhakrushna Eknathrao
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
sadhana ravindra are
Block / Mandal
Wada
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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