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Maharashtra declares drought in 265 talukas as crop losses mount after weak monsoon
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- LGD code
- 554229
- Pincode
- 402401
- Post office
- Janjira Murud
- Population
- 264
- Households
- 59
- Literacy rate
- 57.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1256 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 169
Census 2011 · in context
How Pargan compares
By population, Pargan ranks #57 of 73 villages in Murud mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.6%
−15.7% vs mandal average
- Pargan
- 57.6%
- Murud mandal
- 73.3%
- Raigad district
- 73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,256
+217 vs mandal average
- Pargan
- 1,256
- Murud mandal
- 1,039
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Pargan
- 4.5
- Murud mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pargan at a glance
Pargan is a village of 264 people in 59 households (Census 2011) in Murud taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 57th-largest of 73 villages in Murud taluka. Literacy is 58%, 16 points below the taluka average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,256 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 402401, served by Janjira Murud post office; the LGD village code is 554229. The village votes in Junnar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sharaddada Bhimaji Sonawane. The population is estimated at 311 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kakalghar →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pargan · this village | 264 | 58% | — |
| Kakalghar · Murud | 518 | 75% | — |
| Mahalunge Bk. · Murud | 476 | 66% | — |
| Wandeli · Murud | 464 | 70% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pargan
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MURUD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 28
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 814.35
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 638.46
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pargan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pargan
- LGD code
- 554229
- Pincode
- 402401
- Post office
- Janjira Murud
- Population (Census 2011)
- 264
- Population (projected 2026)
- 311
- Households
- 59
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1256
- Literacy rate
- 57.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Junnar
- Member of Parliament
- Amol Kolhe
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sharaddada Bhimaji Sonawane
- Block / Mandal
- Murud
Same pincode
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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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)