# Barugavhan Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Barugavhan

Barugavhan is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 149 households**, the 46th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 859people (2011)
- 149households
- 67.5%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Barugavhan PIN code and other codes

Barugavhan falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531617

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Barugavhan from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)120 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)102 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 Barugavhan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Barugavhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Churni
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Churni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Achalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Barugavhan known for?

About 37% of the 578 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Barugavhan

Of every 100 households in Barugavhan in 2011, 10 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barugavhan · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**98%

Use banking services ****29%**

**43%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****64%**

**66%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Barugavhan?

■ Barugavhan · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**979

Working population ****40.6%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 52.2% for women. 45% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (5%) · **■** Marginal 17 (5%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Baglinga897 people
- Sattiruipatha895 people
- Toranwadi890 people
- Ambapati884 people
- Bhiroja856 people
- Keli840 people
- Pachdongri835 people
- Bihali829 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barugavhan from Amravati?120 km by road
- What is the population of Barugavhan?859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barugavhan in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Barugavhan?67.5% (Census 2011)