# Katkheda Village, Barshitakli, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Barshitakli, Akola 

# Katkheda

Katkheda is a village in Barshitakli sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,525 people in 323 households**, the 23rd largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 1,525people (2011)
- 323households
- 73.0%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Katkheda PIN code and other codes

Katkheda falls in Barshitakli sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBarshitakli
- Census village code530465

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

## How far is Katkheda from nearby towns?

- Barshitakli (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)23 km by road
- Akola (nearest town)23 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 Katkheda?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Katkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akola
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akola
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Katkheda known for?

About 63% of the 565 hectares of village land is sown, and 333 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 Katkheda

Of every 100 households in Katkheda in 2011, 84 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katkheda · ■ Barshitakli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**75%

Tap water ****12%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**29%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****58%**

**58%

Television ****41%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**47%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Katkheda?

■ Katkheda · ■ Barshitakli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**912

Working population ****45.6%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 61.6% for women. 51% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 455 (65%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (7%) · **■** Marginal 70 (10%)

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 Barshitakli

- Titawa1,624 people
- Ghota1,605 people
- Pimpalgaon Chambhare1,580 people
- Punoti Kh.1,543 people
- Jambvasu1,519 people
- Wadgaon1,487 people
- Sarkinhi1,438 people
- Redhawa1,437 people

[All 159 villages in Barshitakli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/barshitakli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Katkheda from Akola?23 km by road
- What is the population of Katkheda?1,525 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katkheda in?Akola district (Barshitakli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Katkheda?73.0% (Census 2011)