# Bendshil Village, Ambarnath, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ambarnath, Thane 

# Bendshil

Bendshil is a village in Ambarnath sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **943 people in 183 households**, the 35th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 943people (2011)
- 183households
- 52.9%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Bendshil PIN code and other codes

Bendshil falls in Ambarnath sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAmbarnath
- Census village code553074

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

## How far is Bendshil from nearby towns?

- Ambarnath (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)50 km by road
- Badlapur (nearest town)6 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 Bendshil?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bendshil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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 · Baldapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ambarnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambarnath
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Bendshil known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 39% of the 784 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 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 Bendshil

Of every 100 households in Bendshil in 2011, 59 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bendshil · ■ Ambarnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**31%

Tap water ****7%**

**69%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**42%

Use banking services ****83%**

**57%

Television ****25%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**18%

Own their home ****91%**

**76%

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 Bendshil?

■ Bendshil · ■ Ambarnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**923

Working population ****41.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 48.0% for women. 48% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (61%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 76 (19%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Ambarnath

- Kharad1,030 people
- Kushivali1,019 people
- Pimploli1,019 people
- Umbroli946 people
- Bohonoli927 people
- Gorpe914 people
- Karand911 people
- Chamtoli896 people

[All 76 villages in Ambarnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/ambarnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bendshil from Thane?50 km by road
- What is the population of Bendshil?943 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bendshil in?Thane district (Ambarnath sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bendshil?52.9% (Census 2011)