# Bidkin Village, Paithan, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/paithan/bidkin/ Village · Paithan, Aurangabad # Bidkin Bidkin is a village in Paithan sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **19,596 people in 4,095 households**, the 1st largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 19,596people (2011) - 4,095households - 77.7%literacy - 950females per 1,000 males ## Bidkin PIN code and other codes Bidkin falls in Paithan sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPaithan - Census village code549458 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bidkin from nearby towns? - Paithan (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)20 km by road - Aurangabad (nearest town)20 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 Bidkin? 34 services counted by the Census are inside Bidkin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 11 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 7 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 6 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 5 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 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 Bidkin known for? The main crops are **jowar, bajra and wheat**. About 94% of the 3,845 hectares of village land is sown, and 3,000 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 Bidkin Of every 100 households in Bidkin in 2011, 91 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bidkin · ■ Paithan rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **69% Toilet within the home ****46%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **76% Tap water ****73%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **86% Use banking services ****60%** **61% Television ****61%** **40% Mobile phone ****66%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **27% Own their home ****75%** **91% 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 Bidkin? ■ Bidkin · ■ Paithan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **867 Working population ****38.5%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 69.1% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,071 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,231 (16%) · **■** Household industry 391 (5%) · **■** Other work 3,489 (46%) · **■** Marginal 1,369 (18%) 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 Paithan - Vihamandwa9,874 people - Pimpalwadi8,341 people - Navgaon8,319 people - Pachod Bk.7,594 people [All 189 villages in Paithan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/paithan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bidkin from Aurangabad?20 km by road - What is the population of Bidkin?19,596 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bidkin in?Aurangabad district (Paithan sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bidkin?77.7% (Census 2011)