Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati # Bhandum Bhandum is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 682 people in 122 households, the 61st largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 682 people (2011) - 122 households - 73.5% literacy - 954 females per 1,000 males ## Bhandum PIN code and other codes Bhandum falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Chikhaldara - Census village code 531559 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhandum from nearby towns? - Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ) 103 km by road - Amravati (district HQ) 153 km by road - Achalpur (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhandum? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bijubawadi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dharani - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Amravati - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhandum known for? About 42% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhandum Of every 100 households in Bhandum in 2011, 12 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhandum · ■ Chikhaldara rural average - Electricity for lighting 12% 29% - Toilet within the home 0% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 0% 29% - Drinking water within premises 1% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 16% 43% - Television 10% 11% - Mobile phone 9% 9% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 80% 66% - Own their home 96% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhandum? ■ Bhandum · ■ Chikhaldara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.5% 75.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 954 962 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1018 979 - Working population 45.3% 49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 65.1% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 90 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 207 (67%) · ■ Other work 12 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chikhaldara - Aki 726 people - Bhilkheda 707 people - Gangadhari 697 people - Karanjkheda 685 people - Chunkhadi 657 people - Dhakna 648 people - Somthana Kh. 641 people - Awagad 637 people All 193 villages in Chikhaldara ## Quick answers - How far is Bhandum from Amravati? 153 km by road - What is the population of Bhandum? 682 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhandum in? Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bhandum? 73.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/bhandum-531559/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.