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About Bhendgaon Village

Bhendgaon is a mid sized village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 462 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 710 hectares hectares.

Bhendgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhendgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 710 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 462
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhendgaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhendgaon is the 50th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 710 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Bhendgaon

Bhendgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhendgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhendgaon from other places

Bhendgaon lies about 32 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhendgaon
Nearest railway station Lohagad 18 km
Nearest town Murtajāpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 32 km
District headquarters Akola 32 km

Villages closest to Bhendgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barshitakli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhendgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhendgaon village had a population of 914. That makes it the 50th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Bhendgaon village has 462 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhendgaon has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Bhendgaon covers 710 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhendgaon falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhendgaon is Lohagad, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhendgaon.

Bhendgaon is about 32 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhendgaon is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Lohagad is about 18 km away. Murtajāpur is about 26 km away. Barshitakli is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manmatkhed (under 2 km), Bhendi Kaji (1.7 km) and Bhendi Mahala (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhendgaon today is likely to be higher.

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