# Babhulgaon Village, Patur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/patur/babhulgaon/ Village · Patur, Akola # Babhulgaon Babhulgaon is a village in Patur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,415 people in 536 households**, the 14th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%. - 2,415people (2011) - 536households - 82.3%literacy - 996females per 1,000 males ## Babhulgaon PIN code and other codes Babhulgaon falls in Patur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPatur - Census village code530399 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Babhulgaon from nearby towns? - Patur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Akola (district HQ)34 km by road - Patur (nearest town)9 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 Babhulgaon? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Babhulgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Patur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Babhulgaon known for? The main crops are **cotton**. About 92% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 234 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 Babhulgaon Of every 100 households in Babhulgaon in 2011, 74 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Babhulgaon · ■ Patur rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **60% Toilet within the home ****19%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **74% Tap water ****0%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **92% Use banking services ****74%** **54% Television ****34%** **25% Mobile phone ****26%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****52%** **52% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Babhulgaon? ■ Babhulgaon · ■ Patur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **83.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **879 Working population ****49.0%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 75.8% for women. 53% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 272 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 761 (64%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 126 (11%) · **■** Marginal 19 (2%) 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 Patur - Shirla2,669 people - Gawandgaon2,588 people - Charangaon2,505 people - Deulgaon2,445 people - Sawargaon2,394 people - Andhar Sangvi2,330 people - Khetri2,253 people - Khanapur2,227 people [All 95 villages in Patur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/patur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Babhulgaon from Akola?34 km by road - What is the population of Babhulgaon?2,415 (Census 2011) - Which district is Babhulgaon in?Akola district (Patur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Babhulgaon?82.3% (Census 2011)