# Bhikawadi Bk. Village, Khanapur, Sangli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Khanapur, Sangli 

# Bhikawadi Bk.

Bhikawadi Bk. is a village in Khanapur sub-district of Sangli district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415310**. The 2011 Census counted **2,322 people in 479 households**, the 17th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 2,322people (2011)
- 479households
- 72.6%literacy
- 415310PIN code

## Bhikawadi Bk. PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhikawadi Bk. is 415310.** Bhikawadi Bk. falls in Khanapur sub-district, Sangli district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code415310
- Community development blockKhanapur
- Census village code568513

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

## How far is Bhikawadi Bk. from nearby towns?

- Vita (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Sangli (district HQ)72 km by road
- Vita (nearest town)20 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 Bhikawadi Bk.?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikawadi Bk.; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vejegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vita
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vita
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Bhikawadi Bk. known for?

About 69% of the 1,815 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,157 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 Bhikawadi Bk.

Of every 100 households in Bhikawadi Bk. in 2011, 57 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bhikawadi Bk. · ■ Khanapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**15%

Tap water ****1%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**65%

Use banking services ****81%**

**79%

Television ****25%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**30%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 Bhikawadi Bk.?

■ Bhikawadi Bk. · ■ Khanapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**919

Working population ****53.7%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 62.6% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 665 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (12%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 124 (10%) · **■** Marginal 294 (24%)

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 Khanapur

- Ghanwad2,591 people
- Palashi2,402 people
- Vejegaon2,384 people
- Renavi2,382 people
- Bhendvade2,225 people
- Devikhindi2,212 people
- Chikhalhol2,071 people
- Bamani2,065 people

[All 66 villages in Khanapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sangli/khanapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhikawadi Bk.?415310
- How far is Bhikawadi Bk. from Sangli?72 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikawadi Bk.?2,322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikawadi Bk. in?Sangli district (Khanapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikawadi Bk.?72.6% (Census 2011)
