# Bamhangaon Village, Chimur, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chimur, Chandrapur 

# Bamhangaon

Bamhangaon is a village in Chimur sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **515 people in 126 households**, the 96th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 515people (2011)
- 126households
- 82.2%literacy
- 1,093females per 1,000 males

## Bamhangaon PIN code and other codes

Bamhangaon falls in Chimur sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChimur
- Census village code540577

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

## How far is Bamhangaon from nearby towns?

- Chimur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)110 km by road
- Warora (nearest town)65 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 Bamhangaon?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bamhangaon; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Masal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chimur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Bamhangaon known for?

About 40% of the 907 hectares of village land is sown, and 247 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 Bamhangaon

Of every 100 households in Bamhangaon in 2011, 16 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamhangaon · ■ Chimur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****98%**

**69%

Television ****16%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bamhangaon?

■ Bamhangaon · ■ Chimur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1529**

**960

Working population ****68.3%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 73.7% for women. 73% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 306 (87%)

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 Chimur

- Adegaon537 people
- Khapari Dharmu537 people
- Saradpar530 people
- Jambhul Vihira521 people
- Kanhalgaon509 people
- Shivapur508 people
- Chichala Paiku496 people
- Kesalabodi489 people

[All 259 villages in Chimur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/chimur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bamhangaon from Chandrapur?110 km by road
- What is the population of Bamhangaon?515 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamhangaon in?Chandrapur district (Chimur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bamhangaon?82.2% (Census 2011)