# Tawasi Village, Lakhandur, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/tawasi/ Village · Lakhandur, Bhandara # Tawasi Tawasi is a village in Lakhandur sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,119 people in 460 households**, the 16th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%. - 2,119people (2011) - 460households - 80.7%literacy - 995females per 1,000 males ## Tawasi PIN code and other codes Tawasi falls in Lakhandur sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockLakhandur - Census village code537470 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tawasi from nearby towns? - Lakhandur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Bhandara (district HQ)70 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)32 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 Tawasi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Tawasi; 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 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barva - ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhandur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakoli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 Tawasi known for? About 65% of the 734 hectares of village land is sown, and 368 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 Tawasi Of every 100 households in Tawasi in 2011, 78 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tawasi · ■ Lakhandur rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **75% Toilet within the home ****60%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **46% Tap water ****2%** **39% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **92% Use banking services ****58%** **59% Television ****32%** **29% Mobile phone ****30%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **24% Own their home ****98%** **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 Tawasi? ■ Tawasi · ■ Lakhandur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **78.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030** **966 Working population ****59.1%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 74.6% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 676 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 512 (41%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 16 (1%) 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 - Moharana2,704 people - Madeghat2,362 people - Kudegaon2,283 people - Barwha2,281 people - Irali Dambi1,928 people - Asola1,827 people - Tai Bk.1,759 people - Belati1,674 people [All 89 villages in Lakhandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tawasi from Bhandara?70 km by road - What is the population of Tawasi?2,119 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tawasi in?Bhandara district (Lakhandur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Tawasi?80.7% (Census 2011)