# Bhokargaon Village, Vaijapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/vaijapur/bhokargaon/ Village · Vaijapur, Aurangabad # Bhokargaon Bhokargaon is a village in Vaijapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,249 people in 265 households**, the 89th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 1,249people (2011) - 265households - 77.4%literacy - 939females per 1,000 males ## Bhokargaon PIN code and other codes Bhokargaon falls in Vaijapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVaijapur - Census village code549053 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhokargaon from nearby towns? - Vaijapur (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)40 km by road - Vaijapur (nearest town)45 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 Bhokargaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Bhokargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shivur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Bhokargaon known for? About 95% of the 666 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Bhokargaon Of every 100 households in Bhokargaon in 2011, 74 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhokargaon · ■ Vaijapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **56% Toilet within the home ****13%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **88% Use banking services ****88%** **70% Television ****47%** **38% Mobile phone ****66%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****21%** **22% Own their home ****93%** **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 Bhokargaon? ■ Bhokargaon · ■ Vaijapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%** **75.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **849 Working population ****56.6%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 66.3% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 379 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (34%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 51 (7%) 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 - Hadas Pimpalgaon1,277 people - Sawkhed Khandala1,267 people - Dagpimpalgaon1,261 people - Agar Saigaon1,250 people - Panghavan1,233 people - Awwalgaon1,212 people - Dawala1,204 people - Dongaon1,204 people [All 166 villages in Vaijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/vaijapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhokargaon from Aurangabad?40 km by road - What is the population of Bhokargaon?1,249 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhokargaon in?Aurangabad district (Vaijapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bhokargaon?77.4% (Census 2011)