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- LGD code
- 561231
- Pincode
- 413526
- Post office
- Pargaon
- Population
- 3,949
- Households
- 907
- Literacy rate
- 70.7%
- Sex ratio
- 933 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,895
Census 2011 · in context
How Pargaon compares
By population, Pargaon ranks #4 of 54 villages in Washi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.7%
+1.6% vs mandal average
Pargaon70.7%
Washi mandal69.1%
Dharashiv district68.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
+16 vs mandal average
Pargaon933
Washi mandal917
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
Pargaon4.4
Washi mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pargaon at a glance
Pargaon is a village of 3,949 people in 907 households (Census 2011) in Washi taluka, Dharashiv district, Maharashtra, the 4th-largest of 54 villages in Washi taluka. Literacy is 71%, 2 points above the taluka average of 69% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 413526, served by Pargaon post office; the LGD village code is 561231. The village votes in Pathri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Uttamrao Vitekar. The population is estimated at 4,656 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pargaon
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KALAMB
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 72
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,761.05
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 798.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pargaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pargaon
- LGD code
- 561231
- Pincode
- 413526
- Post office
- Pargaon
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,949
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,656
- Households
- 907
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 933
- Literacy rate
- 70.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Parbhani
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pathri
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Jadhav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Uttamrao Vitekar
- Block / Mandal
- Washi
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Pargaon
Other villages in Washi mandal
View all 53+ →- Washi
- Terkheda
- Para
- Indapur
- Bavi
- Mandva
- Saramkondi
- Pimpalgaon(L)
- Kadaknathwadi
- Ghatpimpari
- Gojwada
- Tandulwadi
- Sarol (Mandva)
- Lakhangaon
- Izora
- Dasmegaon
- Pimpalgaon (Kamleshwari)
- Pimpalgaon(K)
- Wadji
- Kanheri
- Dongrewadi
- Pardi
- Hatola
- Khamkarwadi
- Nandgaon
- Kelewadi
- Ghodki
- Fakarabad
- Golegaon
- Sonarwadi
- Rui
- Pimpalwadi
- Masobachiwadi
- Dahiphal
- Jawalka
- Sarola
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)