Indira Gandhi National Open University Regional Centre, Pune

Profile of Villages Identified by IGNOU Regional Centre, Pune for Promotion and Publicity of IGNOU Programmes

Aher Chincholi, District

An Over View

Aher Chincholi is a small village in Beed Taluka in of State, . It belongs to Marathwada region, Division. It is located 0 KM towards west from District Head Quarters, Beed. It is located a distance of 356 KM from State capital Mumbai. Aher Chincholi Pin code is 431127 and postal head office is Gevrai.

Aher Chincholi is surrounded by Georai Taluka towards North, Wadwani Taluka towards East, Patoda Taluka, towards west, Shirur (Ka) Taluka towards west Manjlegaon. Pathardi, , Pathri are the nearby Cities to Aher Chincholi.

Schools in Aher Chincholi

. Narayan Vidyalaya Aher Chincholi Beed, Maharashtra. Pin- 431127 , Post – Gevrai

. Zila Parishad Primary School Aher Chincholi

Beed, Maharashtra. Pin- 431127 , Post - Gevrai

Aher - Chincholi has a total of 341 families residing there. It has a population of 1647 of which 868 are male while 779 are females as per Population Census 2011.

The population of children with age 0 - 6 is 214, which is 12.99 % of total population of the village. Average Sex Ratio of the village is 897, lower than the Maharashtra’s average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the as per census is 798, which is again lower than Maharashtra’s average of 894.

The village has lower literacy rate. In 2011, literacy rate of Aher Chincholi village was 77.39 %, compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra, which is lower. Male literacy stands at 86.52 % while female literacy rate was 67.40 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Aher Chincholi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.67 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) was 0.12 % of total population in Aher Chincholi village.

Work Profile

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In Aher Chincholi village out of total population, 971 were engaged in work activities. 92.38 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.62 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 971 workers engaged in Main Work, 621 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 221 were Agricultural Laborers.

Particulars Total Male Female

Total No. of Houses 341 - - Population 1,647 868 779 Child (0-6) 214 119 95 Schedule Caste 324 162 162 Schedule Tribe 2 1 1 Literacy 77.39 % 86.52 % 67.40 % Total Workers 971 517 454 Main Worker 897 0 0 Marginal Worker 74 0 0

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Charhata Village, Beed District

An Over View

Charahata is a small village located in Bid of Bid district, Maharashtra with total 566 families residing. The village has population of 2504 of which 1332 are male, while 1172 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Charahata village population of children with age 0-6 is 307 which is 12.26 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of the village is 880, which is lower than Maharashtra’s average of 929. Child Sex Ratio as per census is 696, lower than Maharashtra average of 894.

The village has lower literacy rate compared to that of Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Charahata village was 75.06 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. Male literacy stands at 84.54 % while female literacy rate was 64.63 %.

Charahata village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.73 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) was 0.04 % of total population of the village.

Work Profile

In Charahata village, out of a total population 1372 were engaged in work activities. 98.47 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.53 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1372 workers engaged in Main Work, 759 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 407 were Agricultural Laborers.

Particulars Total Male Female

Total No. of Houses 566 - -

Population 2,504 1,332 1,172

Child (0-6) 307 181 126

Schedule Caste 444 224 220

Schedule Tribe 1 1 0

Literacy 75.06 % 84.54 % 64.63 %

Total Workers 1,372 753 619

Main Worker 1,351 0 0

Marginal Worker 21 6 15

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Revgaon, District Jalna

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Revgaon is a small village located in Jalna Taluka of Jalna district, Maharashtra. A total of 847 families are residing there. The village has a population of 4285 of which 2180 are male while 2105 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Revgaon population of children with age 0 - 6 is 611, which makes 14.26 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of the village is 966, which is higher than Maharashtra State’s average of 929. Child Sex Ratio as per census is 898, higher than Maharashtra’s average of 894.

The village has lower literacy rate compared to other districts of Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Revgaon village was 71.15 % whereas 82.34 % was of Maharashtra. Male literacy stands at 82.45 % while female literacy rate was 59.58 %.

Revgaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

Caste Factor

Revgaon village has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.28 % of total population of the village. The village currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Revgaon village out of total population, 2452 were engaged in work activities. 98.45 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.55 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months, of 2452 workers engaged in Main Work, 1456 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 591 were Agricultural Laborers.

Particulars Total Male Female

Total No. of Houses 847 - - Population 4,285 2,180 2,105 Child (0-6) 611 322 289 Schedule Caste 1,126 565 561 Schedule Tribe 0 0 0 Literacy 71.15 % 82.45 % 59.58 % Total Workers 2,452 1,284 1,168 Main Worker 2,414 0 0 Marginal Worker 38 0

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Waghrul, District Jalna

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Waghrul is a small village located in Jalna Taluka of Jalna district, Maharashtra, with a total 769 families residing. The village has a population of 3741 of which 1932 are male while 1809 are females as per Population Census 2011.

Population of children with age 0-6 is 484 which is 12.94 % of total population of the village. Average Sex Ratio of village is 936 which is higher than Maharashtra’s average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for Waghrul as per census is 891, lower than Maharashtra’s average of 894.

The Village has lower literacy rate compared to that of Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Waghrul village was 76.73 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. Male literacy stands at 87.29 % while female literacy rate was 65.53 %.

Waghrul village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.54 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) was 1.20 % of total population of the village.

Work Profile

In Waghrul village out of total population, 2073 were engaged in work activities. 84.37 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.63 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2073 workers engaged in Main Work, 631 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 963 were Agricultural Laborers.

Particulars Total Male Female

Total No. of Houses 769 - - Population 3,741 1,932 1,809 Child (0-6) 484 256 228 Schedule Caste 731 363 368 Schedule Tribe 45 21 24 Literacy 76.73 % 87.29 % 65.53 % Total Workers 2,073 1,119 954 Main Worker 1,749 0 0 Marginal Worker 324 0 0

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Gondegaon, District Jalna

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Gondegaon is a small village located in Jalna Taluka of Jalna district, Maharashtra with total 518 families residing. The village has a population of 2568 of which 1351 are male while 1217 are females as per Population Census 2011.

Population of children with age 0-6 is 396 which is 15.42 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of the village is 901, which is lower than Maharashtra’s average of 929. Child Sex Ratio as per census is 833, which is lower than Maharashtra’s average of 894.

The village has lower literacy rate. In 2011, literacy rate of Gondegaon village was 72.19 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. Male literacy stands at 84.76 % while female literacy rate was 58.44 %.

Gondegaon village is administrated through a Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.89 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) was 0.23 % of total population of the village.

Work Profile

In Gondegaon village out of total population, 1519 were engaged in work activities. 96.84 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.16 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1519 workers engaged in Main Work, 970 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 414 were Agricultural Laborers.

Particulars Total Male Female

Total No. of Houses 518 - - Population 2,568 1,351 1,217 Child (0-6) 396 216 180 Schedule Caste 485 241 244 Schedule Tribe 6 3 3 Literacy 72.19 % 84.76 % 58.44 % Total Workers 1,519 792 727 Main Worker 1,471 0 0 Marginal Worker 48 0 0

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