# Ruikhed Village, Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shrigonda/ruikhed/ Village · Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar # Ruikhed Ruikhed is a village in Shrigonda sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,242 people in 441 households**, the 44th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 2,242people (2011) - 441households - 81.5%literacy - 903females per 1,000 males ## Ruikhed PIN code and other codes Ruikhed falls in Shrigonda sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShrigonda - Census village code558446 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ruikhed from nearby towns? - Shrigonda (sub-district HQ)60 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)40 km by road - Shrigonda (nearest town)60 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 Ruikhed? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Ruikhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghoghantak - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghoghantak - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ahmadnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Ruikhed known for? About 63% of the 2,547 hectares of village land is sown, and 490 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 Ruikhed Of every 100 households in Ruikhed in 2011, 50 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Ruikhed · ■ Shrigonda rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **67% Toilet within the home ****41%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **64% Tap water ****17%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **71% Use banking services ****87%** **74% Television ****25%** **44% Mobile phone ****71%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****10%** **16% Own their home ****97%** **90% 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 Ruikhed? ■ Ruikhed · ■ Shrigonda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773** **829 Working population ****59.2%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.7% for men and 72.6% for women. 57% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 844 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (15%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (6%) · **■** Marginal 194 (15%) 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 Shrigonda - Erandoli2,391 people - Doraje2,353 people - Mhase2,347 people - Dhawalgaon2,343 people - Kharatwadi2,241 people - Pisore Khand2,207 people - Ghotawi2,205 people - Mhatar Pimpri2,182 people [All 114 villages in Shrigonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shrigonda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ruikhed from Ahmadnagar?40 km by road - What is the population of Ruikhed?2,242 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ruikhed in?Ahmadnagar district (Shrigonda sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ruikhed?81.5% (Census 2011)