# Gaulkhedi Village, Murtijapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Murtijapur, Akola 

# Gaulkhedi

Gaulkhedi is a village in Murtijapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **806 people in 205 households**, the 52nd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.

- 806people (2011)
- 205households
- 86.6%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Gaulkhedi PIN code and other codes

Gaulkhedi falls in Murtijapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurtijapur
- Census village code530268

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

## How far is Gaulkhedi from nearby towns?

- Murtijapur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)58 km by road
- Murtijapur (nearest town)13 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 Gaulkhedi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gaulkhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Murtijapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Murtijapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Gaulkhedi known for?

The main crops are **cotton**. About 88% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown, and 233 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 Gaulkhedi

Of every 100 households in Gaulkhedi in 2011, 79 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaulkhedi · ■ Murtijapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**39%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****54%**

**64%

Television ****28%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Gaulkhedi?

■ Gaulkhedi · ■ Murtijapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**88.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1229**

**934

Working population ****58.6%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 78.6% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 363 (77%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%)

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 Murtijapur

- Shivan Kh.868 people
- Sherwadi859 people
- Langhapur833 people
- Dhamori Bk.824 people
- Yendali806 people
- Wai Mana805 people
- Bidgaon801 people
- Salatwada777 people

[All 163 villages in Murtijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaulkhedi from Akola?58 km by road
- What is the population of Gaulkhedi?806 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaulkhedi in?Akola district (Murtijapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gaulkhedi?86.6% (Census 2011)