# Bhandarwada Village, Vengurla, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Vengurla, Sindhudurg 

# Bhandarwada

Bhandarwada is a village in Vengurla sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416516**. The 2011 Census counted **634 people in 152 households**, the 55th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 634people (2011)
- 152households
- 85.4%literacy
- 416516PIN code

## Bhandarwada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhandarwada is 416516.** Bhandarwada falls in Vengurla sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416516
- Community development blockVengurla
- Census village code566658

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

## How far is Bhandarwada from nearby towns?

- Vengurla (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)38 km by road
- Vengurla (nearest town)15 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 Bhandarwada?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandarwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vengurla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vengurla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Savantwadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Bhandarwada known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 62% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Bhandarwada

Of every 100 households in Bhandarwada in 2011, 92 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bhandarwada · ■ Vengurla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**80%

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

**10%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**78%

Use banking services ****28%**

**65%

Television ****36%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****31%**

**20%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Bhandarwada?

■ Bhandarwada · ■ Vengurla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**940

Working population ****30.9%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 80.4% for women. 53% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (51%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 30 (15%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 Vengurla

- Khatarwadi660 people
- Redi644 people
- Kanyale642 people
- Kalavi641 people
- Vagheshwar633 people
- Parabwadi611 people
- Shelapi601 people
- Kamblevir595 people

[All 83 villages in Vengurla](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vengurla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhandarwada?416516
- How far is Bhandarwada from Oras Bk.?38 km by road
- What is the population of Bhandarwada?634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandarwada in?Sindhudurg district (Vengurla sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandarwada?85.4% (Census 2011)