Vikramgad

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Vikramgad or Junjhargad
Kudan
Town
Vikramgad
Interactive map of Vikramgad or Junjhargad
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Maharashtra
District Palghar
Population
  Total
5,991
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
401605
ISO 3166 code IN-MH
Vehicle registration MH-48
Nearest cityPalghar
Literacy82.77%
Lok Sabha constituencyPalghar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyVikramgad

Vikramgad is a census town in Jawhar subdivision of Palghar district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division.

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In Vikramgad, Nature Trail is a well known weekend picnic spot. Vikramgad can be accessed from Wada, Jawhar, and Palghar. Vikramgad is a taluka. It is famous for its Weekly Bazaar (Budhwar Bazar) on Wednesdays. People travel by private vehicle or use the bus service.

Demographics

In 2011, Vikramgad had a population of 5,991.

Literacy levels were at 82.77%, higher than the national average. 95.79% of the population are Hindu and 3.12% are Muslim.

The working population of Vikramgad consists of 2,278 people. 73.44% of these people engaged in main work and 26.56% engaged in marginal work.

Education

Vikramgad tehsil has two colleges:

References

  1. "Arts – Onde Vikramgad College Palghar". ondevikramgadcollege.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. "Science – Onde Vikramgad College Palghar". ondevikramgadcollege.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. "About Us | gpvikramgad". gpvikramgad.ac.in. Retrieved 24 January 2018.