Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad # Bhiw-dhanora Bhiw-dhanora is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 2,226 people in 428 households, the 29th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%. - 2,226 people (2011) - 428 households - 72.4% literacy - 939 females per 1,000 males ## Bhiw-dhanora PIN code and other codes Bhiw-dhanora falls in Gangapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Gangapur - Census village code 549359 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhiw-dhanora from nearby towns? - Gangapur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ) 45 km by road - Gangapur (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhiw-dhanora? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Bhiw-dhanora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gangapur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gangapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gangapur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhiw-dhanora known for? About 88% of the 1,487 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,091 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhiw-dhanora Of every 100 households in Bhiw-dhanora in 2011, 67 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bhiw-dhanora · ■ Gangapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 67% 68% - Toilet within the home 20% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 81% - Tap water 57% 45% - Drinking water within premises 74% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 83% - Use banking services 43% 64% - Television 44% 45% - Mobile phone 60% 63% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 24% 27% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 29% 22% - Own their home 98% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhiw-dhanora? ■ Bhiw-dhanora · ■ Gangapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.4% 73.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 939 927 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 767 856 - Working population 55.3% 51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 59.4% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 471 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 454 (37%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 101 (8%) · ■ Marginal 200 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gangapur - Gavli Shivra 2,299 people - Amalner 2,298 people - Akoli Wadgaon 2,253 people - Siddhanath Wadgaon 2,241 people - Kasoda 2,213 people - Narayanpur Bk. 2,178 people - Shingi 2,121 people - Itawa 2,054 people All 221 villages in Gangapur ## Quick answers - How far is Bhiw-dhanora from Aurangabad? 45 km by road - What is the population of Bhiw-dhanora? 2,226 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhiw-dhanora in? Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bhiw-dhanora? 72.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/bhiw-dhanora/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.