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- LGD code
- 554998
- Pincode
- 402301
- Post office
- Mahad
- Population
- 327
- Households
- 76
- Literacy rate
- 66.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1180 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 128
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhalekar Kond compares
By population, Bhalekar Kond ranks #142 of 181 villages in Mahad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.7%
−3.7% vs mandal average
Bhalekar Kond66.7%
Mahad mandal70.4%
Raigad district73.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,180
+121 vs mandal average
Bhalekar Kond1,180
Mahad mandal1,059
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
Bhalekar Kond4.3
Mahad mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhalekar Kond at a glance
Bhalekar Kond is a village of 327 people in 76 households (Census 2011) in Mahad taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra, the 142nd-largest of 181 villages in Mahad taluka. Literacy is 67%, 4 points below the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,180 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 402301, served by Mahad post office; the LGD village code is 554998. The village votes in Purandar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijaybapu Shivtare. The population is estimated at 386 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhalekar Kond
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MAHAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 134
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 114.73
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 14.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhalekar Kond
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhalekar Kond
- LGD code
- 554998
- Pincode
- 402301
- Post office
- Mahad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 327
- Population (projected 2026)
- 386
- Households
- 76
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1180
- Literacy rate
- 66.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Baramati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purandar
- Member of Parliament
- Supriya Sule
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijaybapu Shivtare
- Block / Mandal
- Mahad
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Shirish Kankariya (17.8 km)
- Nearest bank
- Indusbank (17.9 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)