# Rakshasbhuvan Village, Surgana, Nashik (Maharashtra)

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Village · Surgana, Nashik 

# Rakshasbhuvan

Rakshasbhuvan is a village in Surgana sub-district of Nashik district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **615 people in 157 households**, the 121st largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 615people (2011)
- 157households
- 59.2%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Rakshasbhuvan PIN code and other codes

Rakshasbhuvan falls in Surgana sub-district, Nashik district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSurgana
- Census village code549723

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

## How far is Rakshasbhuvan from nearby towns?

- Surgana (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Nashik (district HQ)107 km by road
- Nashik (nearest town)107 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 Rakshasbhuvan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Rakshasbhuvan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhawada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surgana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Surgana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Rakshasbhuvan known for?

About 18% of the 550 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Rakshasbhuvan

Of every 100 households in Rakshasbhuvan in 2011, 70 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rakshasbhuvan · ■ Surgana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**39%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

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

**13%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****66%**

**46%

Television ****11%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**74%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Rakshasbhuvan?

■ Rakshasbhuvan · ■ Surgana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1292**

**961

Working population ****60.5%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 47.8% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 242 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (32%) · **■** Other work 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 Surgana

- Pangarne627 people
- Vaghanakhi626 people
- Sadudne624 people
- Durgapur619 people
- Walutzira609 people
- Sabardara607 people
- Satkhamb605 people
- Gopalnagar595 people

[All 190 villages in Surgana](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/surgana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rakshasbhuvan from Nashik?107 km by road
- What is the population of Rakshasbhuvan?615 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakshasbhuvan in?Nashik district (Surgana sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Rakshasbhuvan?59.2% (Census 2011)