Vikramgad

Vikramgad or Junjhargad Kudan
Town
Interactive map of Vikramgad or Junjhargad
Country	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 city	Palghar
Literacy	82.77%
Lok Sabha constituency	Palghar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Vikramgad

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

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:

• Onde Village Arts Commerce and Science College opened in 2002 and offers a Bachelor of Arts ^[1] and a Bachelor of Science ^[2]
• Government Polytechnic opened in 2011 and offers Diplomas in Engineering. ^[3]

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.