# Andhera Village, Deolgaon Raja, Buldana (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/deolgaon-raja/andhera/ Village · Deolgaon Raja, Buldana # Andhera Andhera is a village in Deolgaon Raja sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **5,023 people in 1,067 households**, the 2nd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%. - 5,023people (2011) - 1,067households - 78.7%literacy - 927females per 1,000 males ## Andhera PIN code and other codes Andhera falls in Deolgaon Raja sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDeolgaon Raja - Census village code529329 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Andhera from nearby towns? - Deolgaon Raja (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)45 km by road - Chikhli (nearest town)28 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 Andhera? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Andhera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Deolgaon Raja - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chibli - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Andhera known for? About 70% of the 3,006 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,025 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 Andhera Of every 100 households in Andhera in 2011, 68 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Andhera · ■ Deolgaon Raja rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **75% Toilet within the home ****18%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **78% Tap water ****45%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **92% Use banking services ****77%** **84% Television ****31%** **38% Mobile phone ****54%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****32%** **27% Own their home ****94%** **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 Andhera? ■ Andhera · ■ Deolgaon Raja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%** **79.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****785** **782 Working population ****46.6%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 68.1% for women. 51% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,047 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 882 (38%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 261 (11%) · **■** Marginal 115 (5%) 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 Deolgaon Raja - Deulgaon Mahi10,127 people - Singaon [Jahnagir]4,027 people - Saokhed Bhoi2,903 people - Mehuna2,537 people - Digras Bk.2,104 people [All 64 villages in Deolgaon Raja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/deolgaon-raja/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Andhera from Buldana?45 km by road - What is the population of Andhera?5,023 (Census 2011) - Which district is Andhera in?Buldana district (Deolgaon Raja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Andhera?78.7% (Census 2011)