# Marhegaon Village, Lakhani, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhani, Bhandara 

# Marhegaon

Marhegaon is a village in Lakhani sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,475 people in 344 households**, the 23rd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.1%.

- 1,475people (2011)
- 344households
- 76.0%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Marhegaon PIN code and other codes

Marhegaon falls in Lakhani sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLakhani
- Census village code537271

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

## How far is Marhegaon from nearby towns?

- Lakhani (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)45 km by road
- Bhandara (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 Marhegaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Marhegaon; 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
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Palandur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Palandur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakholi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Marhegaon known for?

About 75% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Marhegaon

Of every 100 households in Marhegaon in 2011, 88 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marhegaon · ■ Lakhani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**45%

Tap water ****2%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****92%**

**56%

Television ****26%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Marhegaon?

■ Marhegaon · ■ Lakhani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**84.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1284**

**975

Working population ****62.2%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 68.4% for women. 66% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 266 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 339 (37%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 291 (32%)

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 Lakhani

- Somalwada1,628 people
- Garada1,584 people
- Morgaon1,560 people
- Mendha1,529 people
- Channa1,409 people
- Dighori1,401 people
- Rengepar1,362 people
- Bhugaon1,359 people

[All 103 villages in Lakhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Marhegaon from Bhandara?45 km by road
- What is the population of Marhegaon?1,475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marhegaon in?Bhandara district (Lakhani sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Marhegaon?76.0% (Census 2011)