# Bhalgaon Village, Chikhli, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/chikhli/bhalgaon/ Village · Chikhli, Buldana # Bhalgaon Bhalgaon is a village in Chikhli sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,236 people in 469 households**, the 32nd largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%. - 2,236people (2011) - 469households - 88.4%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Bhalgaon PIN code and other codes Bhalgaon falls in Chikhli sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChikhli - Census village code529199 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhalgaon from nearby towns? - Chikhli (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)35 km by road - Chikhli (nearest town)5 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 Bhalgaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chikhali - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chikhali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buldhana - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Bhalgaon known for? About 91% of the 931 hectares of village land is sown, and 704 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 Bhalgaon Of every 100 households in Bhalgaon in 2011, 84 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhalgaon · ■ Chikhli rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **75% Toilet within the home ****10%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **80% Tap water ****88%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **91% Use banking services ****75%** **60% Television ****46%** **35% Mobile phone ****67%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **38% Own their home ****96%** **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 Bhalgaon? ■ Bhalgaon · ■ Chikhli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%** **82.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****799** **827 Working population ****62.1%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.4% for men and 82.0% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 573 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 615 (44%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (7%) · **■** Marginal 80 (6%) 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 Chikhli - Khandala Makardhwaj2,416 people - Vairagad2,401 people - Takarkhed Helga2,365 people - Peth2,316 people - Borgaon Kakade2,192 people - Bhokar2,174 people - Ambashi2,105 people - Kinhi Naik2,066 people [All 145 villages in Chikhli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/chikhli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhalgaon from Buldana?35 km by road - What is the population of Bhalgaon?2,236 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhalgaon in?Buldana district (Chikhli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bhalgaon?88.4% (Census 2011)