# Vihirgaon Village, Sakoli, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Sakoli, Bhandara 

# Vihirgaon

Vihirgaon is a village in Sakoli sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,415 people in 336 households**, the 31st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 1,415people (2011)
- 336households
- 81.1%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Vihirgaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSakoli
- Census village code537163

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?

- Sakoli (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)59 km by road
- Bhandara (nearest town)59 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?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Vihirgaon; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sangadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sakoli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakoli
- ○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 watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Vihirgaon known for?

About 67% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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, 94 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vihirgaon · ■ Sakoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**28%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****94%**

**62%

Television ****21%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 · ■ Sakoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****772**

**942

Working population ****54.7%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 70.0% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 238 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 498 (64%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 Sakoli

- Nilaj1,566 people
- Khamba1,555 people
- Sivanibandh1,504 people
- Jamanapur1,480 people
- Wadegaon1,382 people
- Sukali1,295 people
- Palaspani1,244 people
- Tudmapuri1,210 people

[All 95 villages in Sakoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/sakoli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Vihirgaon from Bhandara?59 km by road
- What is the population of Vihirgaon?1,415 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vihirgaon in?Bhandara district (Sakoli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vihirgaon?81.1% (Census 2011)