# Bhovara Village, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar 

# Bhovara

Bhovara is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **305 people in 68 households**, the 170th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 305people (2011)
- 68households
- 68.7%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Bhovara PIN code and other codes

Bhovara falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkkalkuwa
- Census village code525132

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

## How far is Bhovara from nearby towns?

- Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Talode (nearest town)32 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 Bhovara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhovara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khapar
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Bhovara known for?

The main crops are **maize, jowar and jowar**. About 82% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Bhovara

Of every 100 households in Bhovara in 2011, 70 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhovara · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**86%

Tap water ****23%**

**13%

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

**18%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**23%

Television ****21%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**77%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Bhovara?

■ Bhovara · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**949

Working population ****51.8%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 58.0% for women. 48% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (64%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 44 (28%)

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

- Dogripada331 people
- Vanyavihir Kh330 people
- Lalpur316 people
- Khapran312 people
- Khurchimal305 people
- Nawagaon296 people
- Dhankhedi295 people
- Galotha Bk289 people

[All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhovara from Nandurbar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Bhovara?305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhovara in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhovara?68.7% (Census 2011)