# Bendekon Village, Shahapur, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahapur, Thane 

# Bendekon

Bendekon is a village in Shahapur sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **277 people in 48 households**, the 204th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 277people (2011)
- 48households
- 60.0%literacy
- 1,098females per 1,000 males

## Bendekon PIN code and other codes

Bendekon falls in Shahapur sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahapur
- Census village code552742

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

## How far is Bendekon from nearby towns?

- Shahapur (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)73 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)46 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 Bendekon?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bendekon; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khardi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Bendekon known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 36% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Bendekon

Of every 100 households in Bendekon in 2011, 43 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bendekon · ■ Shahapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**68%

Tap water ****2%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**81%

Use banking services ****45%**

**60%

Television ****22%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****57%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bendekon?

■ Bendekon · ■ Shahapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1192**

**950

Working population ****59.2%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 47.4% for women. 65% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 35 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (59%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 28 (17%)

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 Shahapur

- Ras340 people
- Tute340 people
- Vashala Kh325 people
- Babare312 people
- Mahuli274 people
- Karade270 people
- Vaghivali253 people
- Umbravane249 people

[All 225 villages in Shahapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/shahapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bendekon from Thane?73 km by road
- What is the population of Bendekon?277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bendekon in?Thane district (Shahapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bendekon?60.0% (Census 2011)