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- LGD code
- 530870
- Pincode
- 444110
- Post office
- Kamargaon (Washim)
- Population
- 1,775
- Households
- 444
- Literacy rate
- 80.2%
- Sex ratio
- 942 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 966
- Distance to district centre
- 19 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 480 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 374 km
- Nearest railway station
- Lohagad · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Barshitakli · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bembla compares
By population, Bembla ranks #17 of 167 villages in Karanja mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.2%
+5.8% vs mandal average
- Bembla
- 80.2%
- Karanja mandal
- 74.4%
- Washim district
- 72.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
942
−2 vs mandal average
- Bembla
- 942
- Karanja mandal
- 944
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Bembla
- 4.0
- Karanja mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bembla at a glance
Bembla is a village of 1,775 people in 444 households (Census 2011) in Karanja taluka, Washim district, Maharashtra, the 17th-largest of 167 villages in Karanja taluka. Literacy is 80%, 6 points above the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 942 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Washim district centre, 10 km from Nashirabad, the nearest town, 14 km from Lohagad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 444110, served by Kamargaon (Washim) post office; the LGD village code is 530870. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Barshitakli, 16 km away. The village votes in Murtizapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Harish Marotiappa Pimple. The population is estimated at 2,093 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bembla
- 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)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KARANJA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 90
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 28
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,054.53
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 934.52
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Bembla
- LGD code
- 530870
- Pincode
- 444110
- Post office
- Kamargaon (Washim)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,775
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,093
- Households
- 444
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 942
- Literacy rate
- 80.2%
- Coordinates
- 20.51800°N, 77.20312°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Akola
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Murtizapur
- Member of Parliament
- Anup Dhotre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Harish Marotiappa Pimple
- Block / Mandal
- Karanja
Getting there
How to reach Bembla
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai480 kmcapital
- Hyderabad374 km
- Bengaluru840 km
- Chennai889 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationLohagad14 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Barshitakli16 km
- ATM / bankSBI28 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum22 km
- CollegeShahbabu High School & Jr. College28 km
- Police stationCity Kotwali30 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)