# Bhendikanhar Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Bhendikanhar

Bhendikanhar is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **79 people in 23 households**, the 179th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 79people (2011)
- 23households
- 71.6%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Bhendikanhar PIN code and other codes

Bhendikanhar falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539255

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

## How far is Bhendikanhar from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)10 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)10 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 Bhendikanhar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhendikanhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gilgaon
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gilgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Bhendikanhar known for?

About 4% of the 706 hectares of village land is sown, and -24 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 Bhendikanhar

Of every 100 households in Bhendikanhar in 2011, 65 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhendikanhar · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**79%

Tap water ****52%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**25%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****4%**

**74%

Television ****0%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Bhendikanhar?

■ Bhendikanhar · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**970

Working population ****75.9%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 55.9% for women. 78% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (25%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 43 (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 Chamorshi

- Machhalighot97 people
- Fuser84 people
- Lenguda82 people
- Bamhanidev80 people
- Amgaon Chak No.170 people
- Giripeth59 people
- Narayanpurmal52 people
- Jawaharnagar39 people

[All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhendikanhar from Gadchiroli?10 km by road
- What is the population of Bhendikanhar?79 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhendikanhar in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhendikanhar?71.6% (Census 2011)