# Bedakund Village, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/bedakund/ Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar # Bedakund Bedakund is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,387 people in 252 households**, the 57th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 1,387people (2011) - 252households - 50.7%literacy - 1,073females per 1,000 males ## Bedakund PIN code and other codes Bedakund falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAkkalkuwa - Census village code525053 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bedakund from nearby towns? - Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)49 km by road - Nandurbar (district HQ)73 km by road - Talode (nearest town)31 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 Bedakund? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bedakund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akkalkuwa - ○Degree college10+ km · Akkalkuwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akkalkuwa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Bedakund known for? The main crops are **jowar, maize and chilli**. About 64% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown, and 298 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 Bedakund Of every 100 households in Bedakund in 2011, 10 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bedakund · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **30% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****2%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****36%** **23% Television ****2%** **6% Mobile phone ****7%** **11% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****91%** **77% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Bedakund? ■ Bedakund · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058** **949 Working population ****54.6%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.3% for men and 45.6% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 234 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 418 (55%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 99 (13%) 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 Akkalkuwa - Kuwa1,436 people - Nawa Nagarmutha1,429 people - Gangapur1,420 people - Bijaligavhan1,417 people - Nawapada1,359 people - Pechari Deo1,321 people - Raisingpur1,300 people - Sinduri1,297 people [All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bedakund from Nandurbar?73 km by road - What is the population of Bedakund?1,387 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bedakund in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bedakund?50.7% (Census 2011)