# Diwathana Village, Chikhli, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/chikhli/diwathana/ Village · Chikhli, Buldana # Diwathana Diwathana is a village in Chikhli sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,497 people in 327 households**, the 58th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%. - 1,497people (2011) - 327households - 85.5%literacy - 888females per 1,000 males ## Diwathana PIN code and other codes Diwathana falls in Chikhli sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChikhli - Census village code529167 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Diwathana from nearby towns? - Chikhli (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)32 km by road - Chikhli (nearest town)7 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 Diwathana? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Diwathana; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Peth - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chikhli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buldana - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 10 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 Diwathana known for? About 85% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 328 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 Diwathana Of every 100 households in Diwathana in 2011, 78 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Diwathana · ■ Chikhli rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **75% Toilet within the home ****9%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **80% Tap water ****29%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **91% Use banking services ****68%** **60% Television ****42%** **35% Mobile phone ****68%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **38% Own their home ****95%** **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 Diwathana? ■ Diwathana · ■ Chikhli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%** **82.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****698** **827 Working population ****55.7%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 77.2% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 345 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 369 (44%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (11%) · **■** Marginal 26 (3%) 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 - Bramhapuri1,593 people - Chikhali1,533 people - Dhodap1,520 people - Amkhed1,518 people - Kinhi Sawadad1,497 people - Sakegaon1,481 people - Sonewadi1,454 people - Shelodi1,412 people [All 145 villages in Chikhli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/chikhli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Diwathana from Buldana?32 km by road - What is the population of Diwathana?1,497 (Census 2011) - Which district is Diwathana in?Buldana district (Chikhli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Diwathana?85.5% (Census 2011)