# Balhegaon Village, Vaijapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/vaijapur/balhegaon/ Village · Vaijapur, Aurangabad # Balhegaon Balhegaon is a village in Vaijapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **985 people in 203 households**, the 107th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 985people (2011) - 203households - 82.1%literacy - 887females per 1,000 males ## Balhegaon PIN code and other codes Balhegaon falls in Vaijapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVaijapur - Census village code549020 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balhegaon from nearby towns? - Vaijapur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)57 km by road - Vaijapur (nearest town)35 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 Balhegaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Balhegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shivur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shivur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaijapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 11 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 Balhegaon known for? About 94% of the 676 hectares of village land is sown, and 628 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 Balhegaon Of every 100 households in Balhegaon in 2011, 77 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Balhegaon · ■ Vaijapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **56% Toilet within the home ****22%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **86% Tap water ****57%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **88% Use banking services ****98%** **70% Television ****62%** **38% Mobile phone ****80%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****42%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **22% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Balhegaon? ■ Balhegaon · ■ Vaijapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%** **75.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807** **849 Working population ****64.6%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 70.0% for women. 63% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 350 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (34%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (4%) · **■** Marginal 39 (6%) 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 Vaijapur - Nandur Dhok1,028 people - Pimpalgaon Khandala1,027 people - Lakhganga1,014 people - Wakti1,005 people - Bendawadi973 people - Shivgaon967 people - Ballali Sagaj949 people - Takli Sagaj945 people [All 166 villages in Vaijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/vaijapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balhegaon from Aurangabad?57 km by road - What is the population of Balhegaon?985 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balhegaon in?Aurangabad district (Vaijapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Balhegaon?82.1% (Census 2011)