# Bhendala Village, Gangapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/bhendala/ Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad # Bhendala Bhendala is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,691 people in 617 households**, the 18th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%. - 2,691people (2011) - 617households - 71.3%literacy - 953females per 1,000 males ## Bhendala PIN code and other codes Bhendala falls in Gangapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGangapur - Census village code549347 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhendala from nearby towns? - Gangapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)35 km by road - Gangapur (nearest town)15 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 Bhendala? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Bhendala; 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 · 1 private - ●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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gangapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Gangapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Bhendala known for? About 82% of the 1,475 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,001 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 Bhendala Of every 100 households in Bhendala in 2011, 64 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhendala · ■ Gangapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **68% Toilet within the home ****19%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **81% Tap water ****88%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **83% Use banking services ****70%** **64% Television ****39%** **45% Mobile phone ****63%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **22% Own their home ****92%** **90% 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 Bhendala? ■ Bhendala · ■ Gangapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **73.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **856 Working population ****51.4%** **51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 60.1% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 625 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 629 (45%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 105 (8%) · **■** Marginal 12 (1%) 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 Gangapur - Limbe Jalgaon3,229 people - Ghanegaon2,897 people - Maliwadgaon2,853 people - Warkhed2,712 people - Waluj Kh.2,676 people - Gajgaon2,565 people - Dhamori Bk.2,440 people - Asegaon2,356 people [All 221 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhendala from Aurangabad?35 km by road - What is the population of Bhendala?2,691 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhendala in?Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bhendala?71.3% (Census 2011)