# Bhoj Village, Chikodi, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/chikodi/bhoj/ Village · Chikodi, Belgaum # Bhoj Bhoj is a village in Chikodi sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591263**. The 2011 Census counted **10,524 people in 2,392 households**, the 10th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 10,524people (2011) - 2,392households - 80.7%literacy - 591263PIN code ## Bhoj PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhoj is 591263.** Bhoj falls in Chikodi sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka. - PIN code591263 - Gram panchayatBhoj - Community development blockChikodi - Census village code597161 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhoj from nearby towns? - Chikodi (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Belgaum (district HQ)110 km by road - Nipani (nearest town)20 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Bhoj? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Bhoj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bedkihal - ○Degree college10+ km · Nippani - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nipani - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhoj known for? The main crops are **jowar, bajra and soyabean**. Products made here include footwear. About 95% of the 2,042 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,775 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bhoj Of every 100 households in Bhoj in 2011, 87 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bhoj · ■ Chikodi rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **87% Toilet within the home ****34%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **68% Tap water ****62%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **77% Use banking services ****69%** **76% Television ****55%** **50% Mobile phone ****52%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **11% Own their home ****91%** **92% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Bhoj? ■ Bhoj · ■ Chikodi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849** **901 Working population ****43.6%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 71.8% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,699 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,999 (44%) · **■** Household industry 100 (2%) · **■** Other work 655 (14%) · **■** Marginal 133 (3%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Chikodi - Bedkihal11,355 people - Ankali11,261 people - Koganoli11,059 people - Kabbur10,949 people - Galatga9,817 people - Karadaga8,937 people - Akkol8,823 people - Manjari8,613 people [All 132 villages in Chikodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/chikodi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhoj?591263 - How far is Bhoj from Belgaum?110 km by road - What is the population of Bhoj?10,524 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhoj in?Belgaum district (Chikodi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Bhoj?80.7% (Census 2011)