# Bhoste Village, Shrivardhan, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shrivardhan, Raigarh 

# Bhoste

Bhoste is a village in Shrivardhan sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,143 people in 298 households**, the 15th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 1,143people (2011)
- 298households
- 75.4%literacy
- 1,281females per 1,000 males

## Bhoste PIN code and other codes

Bhoste falls in Shrivardhan sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShrivardhan
- Census village code554845

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

## How far is Bhoste from nearby towns?

- Shrivardhan (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)118 km by road
- Shrivardhan (nearest town)3 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 Bhoste?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bhoste; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 school10+ km · Shrivardhan
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shrivardhan
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shrivardhan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Bhoste known for?

About 34% of the 298 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 Bhoste

Of every 100 households in Bhoste in 2011, 89 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhoste · ■ Shrivardhan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**5%

Tap water ****85%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**60%

Use banking services ****35%**

**51%

Television ****34%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**29%

Own their home ****90%**

**92%

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 Bhoste?

■ Bhoste · ■ Shrivardhan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1281**

**1195

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**990

Working population ****48.5%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 69.2% for women. 50% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (69%) · **■** Household industry 28 (5%) · **■** Other work 71 (13%) · **■** Marginal 59 (11%)

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 Shrivardhan

- Galsure1,491 people
- Ranavali1,389 people
- Saigaon1,244 people
- Kunbiwadi1,232 people
- Devaghar1,118 people
- Sarve1,022 people
- Maral975 people
- Khargaon932 people

[All 78 villages in Shrivardhan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/shrivardhan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhoste from Alibag?118 km by road
- What is the population of Bhoste?1,143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhoste in?Raigarh district (Shrivardhan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhoste?75.4% (Census 2011)