# Bhekarewadi Village, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri 

# Bhekarewadi

Bhekarewadi is a village in Sangameshwar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **317 people in 79 households**, the 162nd largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 317people (2011)
- 79households
- 68.8%literacy
- 1,420females per 1,000 males

## Bhekarewadi PIN code and other codes

Bhekarewadi falls in Sangameshwar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSangameshwar
- Census village code565741

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

## How far is Bhekarewadi from nearby towns?

- Devrukh (sub-district HQ)54 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)60 km by road
- Ratnagiri (nearest town)60 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 Bhekarewadi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhekarewadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kasaba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasaba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Bhekarewadi known for?

About 13% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Bhekarewadi

Of every 100 households in Bhekarewadi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhekarewadi · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**61%

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

**41%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****22%**

**51%

Television ****11%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****75%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Bhekarewadi?

■ Bhekarewadi · ■ Sangameshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1420**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1417**

**957

Working population ****57.1%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 58.6% for women. 57% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 147 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (11%) · **■** Marginal 13 (7%)

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 Sangameshwar

- Khadi Kolvan344 people
- Davkhol340 people
- Tamnale333 people
- Ghativale Kh.323 people
- Devale Ghera Prachitgad316 people
- Karbhatle316 people
- Sakhalkond313 people
- Hedali310 people

[All 198 villages in Sangameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/sangameshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhekarewadi from Ratnagiri?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bhekarewadi?317 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhekarewadi in?Ratnagiri district (Sangameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhekarewadi?68.8% (Census 2011)