# Bhendwad Bk. Village, Jalgaon, Buldana (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/jalgaon/bhendwad-bk/ Village · Jalgaon, Buldana # Bhendwad Bk. Bhendwad Bk. is a village in Jalgaon sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,552 people in 569 households**, the 13th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%. - 2,552people (2011) - 569households - 81.8%literacy - 975females per 1,000 males ## Bhendwad Bk. PIN code and other codes Bhendwad Bk. falls in Jalgaon sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockJalgaon - Census village code528237 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhendwad Bk. from nearby towns? - Jalgaon (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)104 km by road - Jalgaon Jamod (nearest town)27 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 Bhendwad Bk.? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Bhendwad Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 school10+ km · Jalgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Jalgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khemgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Bhendwad Bk. known for? The main crops are **cotton and jowar**. About 87% of the 1,161 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,000 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 Bhendwad Bk. Of every 100 households in Bhendwad Bk. in 2011, 72 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhendwad Bk. · ■ Jalgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **69% Toilet within the home ****32%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **59% Tap water ****0%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****60%** **54% Television ****29%** **31% Mobile phone ****43%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****45%** **41% Own their home ****94%** **92% 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 Bhendwad Bk.? ■ Bhendwad Bk. · ■ Jalgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **79.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **927 Working population ****55.4%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 75.2% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 473 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 761 (54%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (3%) · **■** Marginal 138 (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 Jalgaon - Khelwardhe3,083 people - Wadi Kh.2,981 people - Palshi Supo2,762 people - Khelshivapur2,707 people - Umapur2,307 people - Rasulpur2,274 people - Wadgaongad2,266 people - Sawargaon2,175 people [All 124 villages in Jalgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/jalgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhendwad Bk. from Buldana?104 km by road - What is the population of Bhendwad Bk.?2,552 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhendwad Bk. in?Buldana district (Jalgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bhendwad Bk.?81.8% (Census 2011)