# Balewadi Village, Ashti, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Ashti, Bid 

# Balewadi

Balewadi is a village in Ashti sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **842 people in 180 households**, the 99th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 842people (2011)
- 180households
- 69.3%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Balewadi PIN code and other codes

Balewadi falls in Ashti sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAshti
- Census village code558807

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

## How far is Balewadi from nearby towns?

- Ashti (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bid (district HQ)115 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (nearest town)35 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 Balewadi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Balewadi; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhanora
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ahmadnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Balewadi known for?

The main crops are **jowar, bajra and cotton**. About 88% of the 562 hectares of village land is sown, and 319 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 Balewadi

Of every 100 households in Balewadi in 2011, 83 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balewadi · ■ Ashti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****17%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****49%**

**58%

Television ****25%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**22%

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

**2%

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

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Balewadi?

■ Balewadi · ■ Ashti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**830

Working population ****62.8%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 59.1% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 315 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (23%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (6%) · **■** Marginal 52 (10%)

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 Ashti

- Mhasobachiwadi909 people
- Balewadi894 people
- Pimpalgaon Dani871 people
- Chinchala850 people
- Ghongadewadi830 people
- Kapsi827 people
- Kasari825 people
- Solapurwadi825 people

[All 176 villages in Ashti](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balewadi from Bid?115 km by road
- What is the population of Balewadi?842 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balewadi in?Bid district (Ashti sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Balewadi?69.3% (Census 2011)