# Vihirgaon Village, Lakhandur, Bhandara (Maharashtra)

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Village · Lakhandur, Bhandara 

# Vihirgaon

Vihirgaon is a village in Lakhandur sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **220 people in 49 households**, the 81st largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 220people (2011)
- 49households
- 84.8%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Vihirgaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLakhandur
- Census village code537515

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

## How far is Vihirgaon from nearby towns?

- Lakhandur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)81 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)18 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 Vihirgaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Vihirgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lakhandur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lakhandur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Vihirgaon known for?

About 25% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Vihirgaon

Of every 100 households in Vihirgaon in 2011, 49 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vihirgaon · ■ Lakhandur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****92%**

**59%

Television ****14%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Vihirgaon?

■ Vihirgaon · ■ Lakhandur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**966

Working population ****66.4%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 79.2% for women. 67% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 57 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (60%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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

- Tai Kh.344 people
- Borgaon302 people
- Malada275 people
- Zari242 people
- Kondhala123 people
- Antargaon74 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Vihirgaon from Bhandara?81 km by road
- What is the population of Vihirgaon?220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vihirgaon in?Bhandara district (Lakhandur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vihirgaon?84.8% (Census 2011)