# Bhom Village, Vaibhavvadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vaibhavvadi/bhom/

Village · Vaibhavvadi, Sindhudurg 

# Bhom

Bhom is a village in Vaibhavvadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **437 people in 136 households**, the 37th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.0%.

- 437people (2011)
- 136households
- 76.3%literacy
- 1,081females per 1,000 males

## Bhom PIN code and other codes

Bhom falls in Vaibhavvadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVaibhavvadi
- Census village code566340

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?

- Vaibhavvadi (sub-district HQ)75 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)85 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)40 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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 · Bhuibavada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vaibhavvadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaibhavvadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Bhom known for?

The main crops are **rice, nagli and cashew**. About 63% of the 475 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Bhom

Of every 100 households in Bhom in 2011, 99 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhom · ■ Vaibhavvadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**23%

Tap water ****1%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**53%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****99%**

**59%

Television ****15%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****47%**

**35%

Own their home ****96%**

**89%

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 · ■ Vaibhavvadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**75.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**1132

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**971

Working population ****57.0%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 67.3% for women. 57% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 40 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (14%) · **■** Other work 46 (18%) · **■** Marginal 127 (51%)

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 Vaibhavvadi

- Pimpalwadi491 people
- Digashi483 people
- Tiravade Tarf Soundal447 people
- Jamdarwadi445 people
- Nagapwadi433 people
- Ghanegadwadi422 people
- Upale421 people
- Jambhavade406 people

[All 59 villages in Vaibhavvadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vaibhavvadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhom from Oras Bk.?85 km by road
- What is the population of Bhom?437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhom in?Sindhudurg district (Vaibhavvadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhom?76.3% (Census 2011)