# Vivekanand Nagar Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/vivekanand-nagar/ Village · Mehkar, Buldana # Vivekanand Nagar Vivekanand Nagar is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,292 people in 781 households**, the 15th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%. - 3,292people (2011) - 781households - 88.2%literacy - 941females per 1,000 males ## Vivekanand Nagar PIN code and other codes Vivekanand Nagar falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMehkar - Census village code528937 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vivekanand Nagar from nearby towns? - Mehkar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)50 km by road - Mehkar (nearest town)15 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 Vivekanand Nagar? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Vivekanand Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · V. Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Vivekanand Nagar known for? About 87% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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 Vivekanand Nagar Of every 100 households in Vivekanand Nagar in 2011, 84 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Vivekanand Nagar · ■ Mehkar rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **69% Toilet within the home ****54%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **76% Tap water ****91%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **91% Use banking services ****70%** **62% Television ****52%** **37% Mobile phone ****58%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****24%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **36% Own their home ****84%** **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 Vivekanand Nagar? ■ Vivekanand Nagar · ■ Mehkar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%** **81.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **828 Working population ****48.4%** **53.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.0% for men and 80.0% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 829 (52%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 410 (26%) · **■** Marginal 185 (12%) 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 - Vishvi3,656 people - Belgaon3,471 people - Ukali3,434 people - Sonati3,335 people - Gohogaon2,959 people - Uti2,880 people - Aregaon2,873 people - Pimpri Mali2,781 people [All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Vivekanand Nagar from Buldana?50 km by road - What is the population of Vivekanand Nagar?3,292 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vivekanand Nagar in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vivekanand Nagar?88.2% (Census 2011)