# Morkhandi Village, Basavakalyan, Bidar (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/basavakalyan/morkhandi/ Village · Basavakalyan, Bidar # Morkhandi Morkhandi is a village in Basavakalyan sub-district of Bidar district, Karnataka, PIN code **585327**. The 2011 Census counted **5,140 people in 992 households**, the 11th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 5,140people (2011) - 992households - 64.2%literacy - 585327PIN code ## Morkhandi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Morkhandi is 585327.** Morkhandi falls in Basavakalyan sub-district, Bidar district, Karnataka. - PIN code585327 - Gram panchayatMorkhandi - Community development blockBasavakalyan - Census village code599749 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Morkhandi from nearby towns? - Basavakalyan (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Bidar (district HQ)97 km by road - Basavakalyan (nearest town)9 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 Morkhandi? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Morkhandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basavakalyan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Basavakalyan - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Basavakalyan - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)14 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 Morkhandi known for? The main crops are **sugar cane, tur dal and jowar**. Products made here include jaggery. About 78% of the 2,343 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Morkhandi Of every 100 households in Morkhandi in 2011, 72 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Morkhandi · ■ Basavakalyan rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **82% Toilet within the home ****6%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **91% Tap water ****27%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **97% Use banking services ****59%** **46% Television ****27%** **30% Mobile phone ****48%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****23%** **28% Own their home ****95%** **95% 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 Morkhandi? ■ Morkhandi · ■ Basavakalyan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835** **953 Working population ****51.6%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.7% for men and 55.1% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 988 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 916 (35%) · **■** Household industry 66 (2%) · **■** Other work 236 (9%) · **■** Marginal 444 (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 Basavakalyan - Belura6,195 people - Kohinoor6,043 people - Yerandi5,405 people - Mudbi5,395 people - Partapur5,077 people - Rajola4,833 people - Sastapur4,690 people - Muchalam4,533 people [All 115 villages in Basavakalyan](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/basavakalyan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Morkhandi?585327 - How far is Morkhandi from Bidar?97 km by road - What is the population of Morkhandi?5,140 (Census 2011) - Which district is Morkhandi in?Bidar district (Basavakalyan sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Morkhandi?64.2% (Census 2011)