# Bhikeshwar Village, Nagbhir, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Nagbhir, Chandrapur 

# Bhikeshwar

Bhikeshwar is a village in Nagbhir sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **702 people in 187 households**, the 62nd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 702people (2011)
- 187households
- 76.0%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Bhikeshwar PIN code and other codes

Bhikeshwar falls in Nagbhir sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNagbhir
- Census village code540655

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

## How far is Bhikeshwar from nearby towns?

- Nagbhir (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)129 km by road
- Brahmapuri (nearest town)8 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 Bhikeshwar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikeshwar; 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
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nagbhir
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nagbhir
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Bhikeshwar known for?

About 85% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Bhikeshwar

Of every 100 households in Bhikeshwar in 2011, 85 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikeshwar · ■ Nagbhir rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**57%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**86%

Use banking services ****78%**

**67%

Television ****35%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**30%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Bhikeshwar?

■ Bhikeshwar · ■ Nagbhir rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**947

Working population ****55.4%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 67.2% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (11%) · **■** Marginal 282 (72%)

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 Nagbhir

- Mhasali784 people
- Bond769 people
- Panjarepar746 people
- Pendhari703 people
- Alewahi691 people
- Kojbi Chak685 people
- Zadbori674 people
- Telimendha659 people

[All 138 villages in Nagbhir](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/nagbhir/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhikeshwar from Chandrapur?129 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikeshwar?702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikeshwar in?Chandrapur district (Nagbhir sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikeshwar?76.0% (Census 2011)