# Gunkhed Village, Athner, Betul (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Athner, Betul 

# Gunkhed

Gunkhed is a village in Athner sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,173 people in 255 households**, the 25th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 1,173people (2011)
- 255households
- 79.7%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Gunkhed PIN code and other codes

Gunkhed falls in Athner sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAthner
- Census village code485461

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

## How far is Gunkhed from nearby towns?

- Athner (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Betul (district HQ)32 km by road
- Athner (nearest town)3 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 Gunkhed?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gunkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Athner
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Athner
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Betul
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Gunkhed known for?

About 86% of the 785 hectares of village land is sown, and 386 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 Gunkhed

Of every 100 households in Gunkhed in 2011, 94 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gunkhed · ■ Athner rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**91%

Tap water ****18%**

**20%

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

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****76%**

**59%

Television ****49%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**53%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 Gunkhed?

■ Gunkhed · ■ Athner rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****701**

**961

Working population ****49.3%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 71.2% for women. 61% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 237 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (21%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (13%) · **■** Marginal 144 (25%)

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 Athner

- Tembhurni1,410 people
- Satkund Raiyat1,346 people
- Kabla Raiyat1,279 people
- Akkalwadi1,274 people
- Mani1,150 people
- Dhanori1,141 people
- Koylari Raiyat1,133 people
- Barkhed1,096 people

[All 101 villages in Athner](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/athner/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gunkhed from Betul?32 km by road
- What is the population of Gunkhed?1,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gunkhed in?Betul district (Athner sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gunkhed?79.7% (Census 2011)
