# Shivaji Nagar Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mehkar, Buldana 

# Shivaji Nagar

Shivaji Nagar is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **845 people in 203 households**, the 89th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 845people (2011)
- 203households
- 77.9%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Shivaji Nagar PIN code and other codes

Shivaji Nagar falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMehkar
- Census village code528940

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

## How far is Shivaji Nagar from nearby towns?

- Mehkar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)62 km by road
- Mehkar (nearest town)18 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 Shivaji Nagar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shivaji Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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 · V. Nagar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · V. Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mehkar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Shivaji Nagar known for?

About 66% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Shivaji Nagar

Of every 100 households in Shivaji Nagar in 2011, 71 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shivaji Nagar · ■ Mehkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**22%

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

**76%

Tap water ****52%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****57%**

**62%

Television ****35%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**36%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Shivaji Nagar?

■ Shivaji Nagar · ■ Mehkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****699**

**828

Working population ****51.5%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 68.6% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (58%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 37 (9%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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

- Sarangpur985 people
- Gajarkhed928 people
- Kambarkhed879 people
- Rajgad873 people
- Panchala822 people
- Barhai820 people
- Nandra N.bhalegaon804 people
- Botha801 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shivaji Nagar from Buldana?62 km by road
- What is the population of Shivaji Nagar?845 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shivaji Nagar in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shivaji Nagar?77.9% (Census 2011)