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

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Village · Mehkar, Buldana 

# Bhosa

Bhosa is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,841 people in 393 households**, the 35th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 1,841people (2011)
- 393households
- 75.0%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Bhosa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMehkar
- Census village code529002

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

## How far is Bhosa from nearby towns?

- Mehkar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)87 km by road
- Mehkar (nearest town)25 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 Bhosa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhosa; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lonigavali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mehkar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mehkar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Bhosa known for?

About 82% of the 735 hectares of village land is sown, and 580 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 Bhosa

Of every 100 households in Bhosa in 2011, 54 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhosa · ■ Mehkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**76%

Tap water ****27%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****39%**

**62%

Television ****22%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhosa?

■ Bhosa · ■ Mehkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**828

Working population ****60.8%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 63.7% for women. 59% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 307 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 714 (64%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 67 (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 Mehkar

- Andhrud1,918 people
- Sawatra1,894 people
- Khandala1,851 people
- Pangarkhed1,851 people
- Uddhava1,804 people
- Partapur1,779 people
- Loni1,778 people
- Warud1,762 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhosa from Buldana?87 km by road
- What is the population of Bhosa?1,841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhosa in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhosa?75.0% (Census 2011)