# Garkabhonga Village, Tumsar, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Tumsar, Bhandara 

# Garkabhonga

Garkabhonga is a village in Tumsar sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **138 people in 34 households**, the 131st largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 138people (2011)
- 34households
- 66.9%literacy
- 1,262females per 1,000 males

## Garkabhonga PIN code and other codes

Garkabhonga falls in Tumsar sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockTumsar
- Census village code536689

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

## How far is Garkabhonga from nearby towns?

- Tumsar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)52 km by road
- Tumsar (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 Garkabhonga?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Garkabhonga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tumsar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tumsar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Garkabhonga known for?

About 33% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Garkabhonga

Of every 100 households in Garkabhonga in 2011, 38 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garkabhonga · ■ Tumsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**30%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****50%**

**52%

Television ****12%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Garkabhonga?

■ Garkabhonga · ■ Tumsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1262**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**953

Working population ****58.7%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 58.5% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (70%) · **■** Other work 6 (7%) · **■** Marginal 3 (4%)

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 Tumsar

- Kamkasur195 people
- Dhamlewada184 people
- Wangi154 people
- Mohagaon Khurd141 people
- Sonpuri88 people
- Khapa Mohadi41 people
- Pangadi39 people
- Mandekasa7 people

[All 148 villages in Tumsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garkabhonga from Bhandara?52 km by road
- What is the population of Garkabhonga?138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garkabhonga in?Bhandara district (Tumsar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Garkabhonga?66.9% (Census 2011)