# Bhal Village, Alibag, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Alibag, Raigarh 

# Bhal

Bhal is a village in Alibag sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,142 people in 277 households**, the 45th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 1,142people (2011)
- 277households
- 81.1%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Bhal PIN code and other codes

Bhal falls in Alibag sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAlibag
- Census village code554030

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

## How far is Bhal from nearby towns?

- Alibag (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)5 km by road
- Alibag (nearest town)2 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 Bhal?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alibag
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Alibag
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alibag
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Bhal known for?

About 60% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Bhal

Of every 100 households in Bhal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhal · ■ Alibag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**25%

Tap water ****93%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**39%

Use banking services ****45%**

**58%

Television ****63%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**14%

Own their home ****69%**

**90%

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 Bhal?

■ Bhal · ■ Alibag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**943

Working population ****44.8%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 72.9% for women. 56% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (16%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 293 (57%) · **■** Marginal 31 (6%)

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 Alibag

- Satirje1,322 people
- Mankule1,282 people
- Bahirole1,224 people
- Vave1,157 people
- Borghar1,108 people
- Mahan1,090 people
- Kusumbale1,069 people
- Chinchoti1,060 people

[All 212 villages in Alibag](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/alibag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhal from Alibag?5 km by road
- What is the population of Bhal?1,142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhal in?Raigarh district (Alibag sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhal?81.1% (Census 2011)