# Bhalegaon Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mehkar, Buldana 

# Bhalegaon

Bhalegaon is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,657 people in 353 households**, the 41st largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 1,657people (2011)
- 353households
- 86.9%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Bhalegaon PIN code and other codes

Bhalegaon falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMehkar
- Census village code529060

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

## How far is Bhalegaon from nearby towns?

- Mehkar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)60 km by road
- Mehkar (nearest town)12 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 Bhalegaon?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalegaon; 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 · 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 · Naigaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mehkar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chikhali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Bhalegaon known for?

About 88% of the 503 hectares of village land is sown, and 431 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 Bhalegaon

Of every 100 households in Bhalegaon in 2011, 78 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhalegaon · ■ Mehkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**76%

Tap water ****77%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**91%

Use banking services ****67%**

**62%

Television ****43%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Bhalegaon?

■ Bhalegaon · ■ Mehkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****640**

**828

Working population ****55.2%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 79.3% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 413 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 438 (48%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (4%) · **■** Marginal 20 (2%)

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 Mehkar

- Partapur1,779 people
- Loni1,778 people
- Warud1,762 people
- Mundefal1,683 people
- Naigaon Deshmukh1,634 people
- Pimpalgaon Unda1,607 people
- Malegaon1,604 people
- Sukali1,592 people

[All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhalegaon from Buldana?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalegaon?1,657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalegaon in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalegaon?86.9% (Census 2011)