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- LGD code
- 557482
- Pincode
- 422602
- Post office
- Bota
- Population
- 3,685
- Households
- 776
- Literacy rate
- 71.5%
- Sex ratio
- 948 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,973
- Distance to district centre
- 150 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 185 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 135 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 503 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dehare · 56 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary Health Care Center · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bota compares
By population, Bota ranks #27 of 170 villages in Sangamner mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.5%
+3.3% vs mandal average
Bota71.5%
Sangamner mandal68.2%
Ahmednagar district69.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
948
+6 vs mandal average
Bota948
Sangamner mandal942
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.4 vs mandal average
Bota4.7
Sangamner mandal5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bota at a glance
Bota is a village of 3,685 people in 776 households (Census 2011) in Sangamner taluka, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, the 27th-largest of 170 villages in Sangamner taluka. Literacy is 72%, 3 points above the taluka average of 68% and the sex ratio is 948 women per 1,000 men. It lies 150 km from the Ahmednagar district centre, 10 km from Ale, the nearest town, 56 km from Dehare railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 422602, served by Bota post office; the LGD village code is 557482. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary Health Care Center, 7 km away. The village votes in Jalna assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arjun Panditrao Khotkar. The population is estimated at 4,345 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bota
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SANGAMNER
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 145
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 45
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,616
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 700
- Forest area (ha)
- 233
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bota
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Key facts — Bota
- LGD code
- 557482
- Pincode
- 422602
- Post office
- Bota
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,685
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,345
- Households
- 776
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 948
- Literacy rate
- 71.5%
- Coordinates
- 19.25700°N, 74.14410°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jalna
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jalna
- Member of Parliament
- Kalyan Kale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arjun Panditrao Khotkar
- Block / Mandal
- Sangamner
Getting there
How to reach Bota
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai135 kmcapital
- Hyderabad503 km
- Bengaluru790 km
- Chennai948 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDehare56 km
- Bus stopOtur Bus Stand17 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Care Center7 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank Of India17 km
- Petrol pumpCNG15 km
- CollegeSharadchandra Pawar College of Pharmacy14 km
- Police stationOtur Police Station17 km
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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, 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)