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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 545364
- Pincode
- 431746
- Post office
- Barul
- Population
- 2,095
- Households
- 440
- Literacy rate
- 63.6%
- Sex ratio
- 938 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,066
- Distance to district centre
- 29 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 32 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 456 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 248 km
- Nearest railway station
- Limbgaon · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sushrut Ayurveda Clinic · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Alegaon compares
By population, Alegaon ranks #37 of 121 villages in Kandhar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.6%
+0.8% vs mandal average
Alegaon63.6%
Kandhar mandal62.8%
Nanded district65.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
938
+5 vs mandal average
Alegaon938
Kandhar mandal933
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.3 vs mandal average
Alegaon4.8
Kandhar mandal5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Alegaon at a glance
Alegaon is a village of 2,095 people in 440 households (Census 2011) in Kandhar taluka, Nanded district, Maharashtra, the 37th-largest of 121 villages in Kandhar taluka. Literacy is 64%, about the same as the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 938 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Nanded district centre, 17 km from Kurunda, the nearest town, 9 km from Limbgaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 431746, served by Barul post office; the LGD village code is 545364. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sushrut Ayurveda Clinic, 9 km away. The village votes in Loha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar. The population is estimated at 2,470 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegaon · this village | 2,095 | 64% | — |
| Dagadpimpri · Vasmath | 427 | 64% | 2.5 km W |
| Dagadpimpri · Dindori | 647 | 63% | 2.5 km W |
| Pimpri Mahipal · Nanded | 1,786 | 62% | 2.6 km SW |
| Wadwana · Nanded | 756 | 69% | 3.4 km S |
| Sunegaon · Loha | 2,356 | 67% | 3.6 km SW |
| Marlapur · Vasmath | 1,201 | 66% | 4.9 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Alegaon
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kandhar
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 667
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 423
- Forest area (ha)
- 103
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Alegaon
- LGD code
- 545364
- Pincode
- 431746
- Post office
- Barul
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,095
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,470
- Households
- 440
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 938
- Literacy rate
- 63.6%
- Coordinates
- 19.25748°N, 77.21665°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Latur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Loha
- Member of Parliament
- Shivaji Kalge
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar
- Block / Mandal
- Kandhar
Getting there
How to reach Alegaon
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai456 kmcapital
- Hyderabad248 km
- Bengaluru700 km
- Chennai760 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationLimbgaon9 km
- Bus stopNanded15 km
- Hospital / PHCSushrut Ayurveda Clinic9 km
- ATM / bankSBI ATM & CDM13 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump13 km
- CollegeMatoshri College19 km
- Police stationPalam Police Station39 km
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Villages near Alegaon
Other villages in Kandhar mandal
View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)