# Bhikshimal Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Bhikshimal

Bhikshimal is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **594 people in 148 households**, the 105th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 594people (2011)
- 148households
- 69.3%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Bhikshimal PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539245

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

## How far is Bhikshimal from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)55 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)55 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 Bhikshimal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikshimal; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lakh. Bori
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chamorshi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Bhikshimal known for?

About 49% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and -17 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 Bhikshimal

Of every 100 households in Bhikshimal in 2011, 40 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhikshimal · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**25%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****69%**

**74%

Television ****9%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**33%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Bhikshimal?

■ Bhikshimal · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**970

Working population ****62.0%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 62.2% for women. 68% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 60 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (77%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 12 (3%)

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

- Hivergaon608 people
- Ramsagar607 people
- Khandala604 people
- Rajgopalpur601 people
- Mudholi Rith593 people
- Khorda Chak585 people
- Amboli582 people
- Chandeshwar579 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhikshimal from Gadchiroli?55 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikshimal?594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikshimal in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikshimal?69.3% (Census 2011)