Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati # Bhandum Bhandum is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 297 people in 46 households, the 136th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 297 people (2011) - 46 households - 65.8% literacy - 904 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 531599 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhandum from nearby towns? - Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ) 90 km by road - Amravati (district HQ) 150 km by road - Bhaisdahi (nearest town) 75 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhandum? 7 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 · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Churni - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Churni - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akola - ○ 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 - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Bhandum Of every 100 households in Bhandum in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhandum · ■ Chikhaldara rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 29% - Toilet within the home 0% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 0% 29% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 71% 43% - Television 4% 11% - Mobile phone 2% 9% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 42% 66% - Own their home 100% 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+) 65.8% 75.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 904 962 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 929 979 - Working population 43.1% 49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 53.9% for women. 43% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 86 (67%) · ■ Farm labourers 38 (30%) · ■ Other work 2 (2%) · ■ Marginal 2 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chikhaldara - Khandukheda 314 people - Bhawai 312 people - Lakhewada 308 people - Madizadap 298 people - Jamun Nala 293 people - Wadapati 288 people - Zingapur 283 people - Aladoh 279 people All 193 villages in Chikhaldara ## Other places named Bhandum - Bhandum · Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati · 682 people ## Quick answers - How far is Bhandum from Amravati? 150 km by road - What is the population of Bhandum? 297 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhandum in? Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bhandum? 65.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/bhandum-531599/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.