Gangangaon

Gangangaon
village
Gangangaon Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Gangangaon Gangangaon (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 20°02′34″N72°50′44″E / 20.0428875°N 72.8456399°E / 20.0428875; 72.8456399
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

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

Demographics

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

1. "Maharashtra villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
2. "District census data". 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.