# Bhamb Village, Malshiras, Solapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/malshiras/bhamb/ Village · Malshiras, Solapur # Bhamb Bhamb is a village in Malshiras sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,678 people in 286 households**, the 88th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%. - 1,678people (2011) - 286households - 63.6%literacy - 931females per 1,000 males ## Bhamb PIN code and other codes Bhamb falls in Malshiras sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMalshiras - Census village code562435 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhamb from nearby towns? - Malshiras (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Solapur (district HQ)132 km by road - Phaltan (nearest town)50 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 Bhamb? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bhamb; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Natepute - ○Degree college10+ km · Natepute - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandali - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Bhamb known for? Products made here include handwoven woolen blanket. About 42% of the 1,665 hectares of village land is sown, and 369 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 Bhamb Of every 100 households in Bhamb in 2011, 41 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bhamb · ■ Malshiras rural average Electricity for lighting ****41%** **66% Toilet within the home ****14%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **61% Tap water ****24%** **37% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **80% Use banking services ****48%** **72% Television ****11%** **37% Mobile phone ****62%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****33%** **17% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bhamb? ■ Bhamb · ■ Malshiras rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%** **75.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1131** **872 Working population ****45.9%** **46.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 51.0% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 348 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 265 (34%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 126 (16%) · **■** Marginal 29 (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 Malshiras - Babhulgaon1,857 people - Dombalwadi1,854 people - Bondale1,846 people - Kalamwadi1,683 people - Wafegaon1,633 people - Kothale1,622 people - Dhanore1,565 people - Deshmukhwadi1,534 people [All 114 villages in Malshiras](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/malshiras/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhamb from Solapur?132 km by road - What is the population of Bhamb?1,678 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhamb in?Solapur district (Malshiras sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bhamb?63.6% (Census 2011)