# Bhendamala Village, Vengurla, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Vengurla, Sindhudurg 

# Bhendamala

Bhendamala is a village in Vengurla sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **841 people in 204 households**, the 35th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 841people (2011)
- 204households
- 88.5%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Bhendamala PIN code and other codes

Bhendamala falls in Vengurla sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVengurla
- Census village code566665

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

## How far is Bhendamala from nearby towns?

- Vengurla (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)35 km by road
- Vengurla (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 Bhendamala?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle 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 schoolunder 5 km · Vengurla
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Vengurla
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vengurla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Bhendamala known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and cashew**. About 61% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Bhendamala

Of every 100 households in Bhendamala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhendamala · ■ Vengurla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**10%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**78%

Use banking services ****72%**

**65%

Television ****76%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****7%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bhendamala?

■ Bhendamala · ■ Vengurla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1387**

**940

Working population ****66.7%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 85.7% for women. 69% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (21%) · **■** Household industry 30 (5%) · **■** Other work 117 (21%) · **■** Marginal 213 (38%)

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

- Gandhinagar898 people
- Kelus888 people
- Sukhalbhat869 people
- Gavan851 people
- Parabgaon800 people
- Varachiker799 people
- Sonsure779 people
- Gavatale773 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhendamala from Oras Bk.?35 km by road
- What is the population of Bhendamala?841 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhendamala in?Sindhudurg district (Vengurla sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhendamala?88.5% (Census 2011)