# Bhekavali Village, Mahabaleshwar, Satara (Maharashtra)

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Village · Mahabaleshwar, Satara 

# Bhekavali

Bhekavali is a village in Mahabaleshwar sub-district of Satara district, Maharashtra, PIN code **412806**. The 2011 Census counted **864 people in 178 households**, the 12th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 864people (2011)
- 178households
- 82.2%literacy
- 412806PIN code

## Bhekavali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhekavali is 412806.** Bhekavali falls in Mahabaleshwar sub-district, Satara district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code412806
- Community development blockMahabaleshwar
- Census village code562955

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

## How far is Bhekavali from nearby towns?

- Mahabaleshwar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Satara (district HQ)53 km by road
- Mahabaleshwar (nearest town)4 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 Bhekavali?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhekavali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahabaleshwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wai
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pachgani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Bhekavali known for?

About 12% of the 396 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Bhekavali

Of every 100 households in Bhekavali in 2011, 92 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhekavali · ■ Mahabaleshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**3%

Tap water ****88%**

**74%

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

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**67%

Use banking services ****74%**

**76%

Television ****61%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**20%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****11%**

**23%

Own their home ****87%**

**88%

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 Bhekavali?

■ Bhekavali · ■ Mahabaleshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**962

Working population ****34.4%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 69.6% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (6%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 228 (77%) · **■** Marginal 11 (4%)

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 Mahabaleshwar

- Kumbharoshi1,045 people
- Nakinda976 people
- Taldev962 people
- Machutar869 people
- Kshetra mahabaleshwar844 people
- Gogave842 people
- Kaswand781 people
- Ambral703 people

[All 111 villages in Mahabaleshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/satara/mahabaleshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhekavali?412806
- How far is Bhekavali from Satara?53 km by road
- What is the population of Bhekavali?864 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhekavali in?Satara district (Mahabaleshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhekavali?82.2% (Census 2011)