Village · Lohara, Osmanabad
# Bendkal

Bendkal is a village in Lohara sub-district of Osmanabad district, Maharashtra, PIN code 413608. The 2011 Census counted 849 people in 193 households, the 40th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.
- 849 people (2011)
- 193 households
- 74.2% literacy
- 413608 PIN code

## Bendkal PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bendkal is 413608. Bendkal falls in Lohara sub-district, Osmanabad district, Maharashtra.
- PIN code 413608
- Community development block Lohara
- Census village code 561635

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bendkal from nearby towns?
- Lohara (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Osmanabad (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Osmanabad (nearest town) 65 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bendkal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bendkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Lohara
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Lohara
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Lohara
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bendkal known for?

About 94% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 405 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bendkal

Of every 100 households in Bendkal in 2011, 65 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bendkal · ■ Lohara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 65% 65%
- Toilet within the home 30% 56%
- No toilet (open defecation) 70% 43%
- Tap water 77% 59%
- Drinking water within premises 63% 38%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 90%
- Use banking services 51% 63%
- Television 16% 25%
- Mobile phone 57% 44%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 5% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 32% 36%
- Own their home 100% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bendkal?

■ Bendkal · ■ Lohara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.2% 76.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 904 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1026 897
- Working population 57.0% 46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 63.9% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 184 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 163 (34%) · ■ Other work 49 (10%) · ■ Marginal 88 (18%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Lohara
- Malegaon 979 people
- Karwanji 951 people
- Vilaspur pandhari 909 people
- Nagral 880 people
- Belwadi 765 people
- Kamalpur 727 people
- Mogha kh 726 people
- Chincholi rebe 680 people

All 47 villages in Lohara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bendkal? 413608
- How far is Bendkal from Osmanabad? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Bendkal? 849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bendkal in? Osmanabad district (Lohara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bendkal? 74.2% (Census 2011)

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