# Bhom Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/bhom/ Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Bhom Bhom is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,546 people in 363 households**, the 29th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 1,546people (2011) - 363households - 88.3%literacy - 1,021females per 1,000 males ## Bhom PIN code and other codes Bhom falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSawantwadi - Census village code566841 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhom from nearby towns? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)33 km by road - Sawantwadi (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 Bhom? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bhom; 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 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kalegaon - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sawantwadi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sawantwadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Bhom known for? The main crops are **rice, mango and coconut**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bhom Of every 100 households in Bhom in 2011, 96 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Bhom · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****81%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **21% Tap water ****9%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **83% Use banking services ****64%** **60% Television ****68%** **50% Mobile phone ****76%** **50% Computer with internet ****6%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **26% Own their home ****83%** **94% 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 Bhom? ■ Bhom · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%** **84.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103** **927 Working population ****32.8%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 84.7% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 19 (4%) · **■** Other work 208 (41%) · **■** Marginal 235 (46%) 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 Sawantwadi - Verle1,754 people - Tamboli1,742 people - Talawane1,683 people - Kumbharli1,635 people - Kunkeri1,511 people - Degave1,501 people - Sonurli1,484 people - Wafoli1,482 people [All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhom from Oras Bk.?33 km by road - What is the population of Bhom?1,546 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhom in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bhom?88.3% (Census 2011)