# Apchand Village, Aland, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Aland, Gulbarga 

# Apchand

Apchand is a village in Aland sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585316**. The 2011 Census counted **566 people in 101 households**, the 130th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 566people (2011)
- 101households
- 60.0%literacy
- 585316PIN code

## Apchand PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Apchand is 585316.** Apchand falls in Aland sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585316
- Gram panchayatSirchand
- Community development blockAland
- Census village code620002

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Apchand from nearby towns?

- Aland (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Gulbarga (district HQ)25 km by road
- Gulbarga (nearest town)25 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 Apchand?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Apchand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahagaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahagaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gulbarga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Apchand known for?

The main crops are **sugar cane**. About 95% of the 422 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Apchand

Of every 100 households in Apchand in 2011, 93 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Apchand · ■ Aland rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****100%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****79%**

**56%

Television ****36%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Apchand?

■ Apchand · ■ Aland rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775**

**936

Working population ****37.8%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 45.3% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 72 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (7%) · **■** Other work 14 (7%) · **■** Marginal 114 (53%)

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 Aland

- Gadlegaon686 people
- Sukarwadi669 people
- Rikkenalur587 people
- Chincholi571 people
- Vijaynagar556 people
- Sharananagar545 people
- Nandgur500 people
- Khatarbad161 people

[All 136 villages in Aland](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/aland/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Apchand?585316
- How far is Apchand from Gulbarga?25 km by road
- What is the population of Apchand?566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Apchand in?Gulbarga district (Aland sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Apchand?60.0% (Census 2011)