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

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Village · Murtijapur, Akola 

# Turkhed

Turkhed is a village in Murtijapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **382 people in 85 households**, the 102nd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.

- 382people (2011)
- 85households
- 85.5%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Turkhed PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMurtijapur
- Census village code530311

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

## How far is Turkhed from nearby towns?

- Murtijapur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)55 km by road
- Murtijapur (nearest town)11 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 Turkhed?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Turkhed; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dahatonda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Murtijapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hedan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Turkhed known for?

About 89% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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 Turkhed

Of every 100 households in Turkhed in 2011, 67 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Turkhed · ■ Murtijapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**78%

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

**33%

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

**65%

Tap water ****2%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****65%**

**64%

Television ****18%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Turkhed?

■ Turkhed · ■ Murtijapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**88.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**934

Working population ****52.1%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 78.7% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (36%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (11%) · **■** Marginal 66 (33%)

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

- Sonala426 people
- Jamthi Kh.424 people
- Rasulpur411 people
- Lonsana409 people
- Umai375 people
- Jamthi Kh.369 people
- Kadwi369 people
- Kamatha365 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Turkhed from Akola?55 km by road
- What is the population of Turkhed?382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Turkhed in?Akola district (Murtijapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Turkhed?85.5% (Census 2011)