# Bherase Village, Alibag, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Alibag, Raigarh 

# Bherase

Bherase is a village in Alibag sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **755 people in 170 households**, the 83rd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 755people (2011)
- 170households
- 84.1%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Bherase PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockAlibag
- Census village code554155

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

## How far is Bherase from nearby towns?

- Alibag (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)12 km by road
- Alibag (nearest town)12 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 Bherase?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Alibaug
- ○Degree college10+ km · Alibaug
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alibag
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Bherase known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include poha. About 23% of the 404 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Bherase

Of every 100 households in Bherase in 2011, 79 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bherase · ■ Alibag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**25%

Tap water ****2%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**39%

Use banking services ****1%**

**58%

Television ****43%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**31%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bherase?

■ Bherase · ■ Alibag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**943

Working population ****48.1%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 76.9% for women. 64% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 73 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (56%) · **■** Other work 18 (5%) · **■** Marginal 67 (18%)

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

- Belkade777 people
- Navedarbeli767 people
- Bapale760 people
- Mhatroli758 people
- Malyan753 people
- Kolghar733 people
- Khatwira727 people
- Waghran719 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bherase from Alibag?12 km by road
- What is the population of Bherase?755 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bherase in?Raigarh district (Alibag sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bherase?84.1% (Census 2011)