# Opara Village, Lakhandur, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhandur, Bhandara 

# Opara

Opara is a village in Lakhandur sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,643 people in 391 households**, the 21st largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 1,643people (2011)
- 391households
- 76.3%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Opara PIN code and other codes

Opara falls in Lakhandur sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLakhandur
- Census village code537451

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Opara from nearby towns?

- Lakhandur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)65 km by road
- Pauni (nearest town)26 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 Opara?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Opara; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dokesarandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhandur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Opara known for?

About 91% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Opara

Of every 100 households in Opara in 2011, 76 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Opara · ■ Lakhandur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**46%

Tap water ****46%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**59%

Television ****22%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Opara?

■ Opara · ■ Lakhandur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**966

Working population ****64.3%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 66.8% for women. 66% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 269 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (33%) · **■** Other work 43 (4%) · **■** Marginal 398 (38%)

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 Lakhandur

- Irali Dambi1,928 people
- Asola1,827 people
- Tai Bk.1,759 people
- Belati1,674 people
- Rajani1,643 people
- Murmadi1,642 people
- Itari1,611 people
- Gawarala1,586 people

[All 89 villages in Lakhandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Opara from Bhandara?65 km by road
- What is the population of Opara?1,643 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Opara in?Bhandara district (Lakhandur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Opara?76.3% (Census 2011)