# Belkhed Village, Telhara, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/telhara/belkhed/ Village · Telhara, Akola # Belkhed Belkhed is a village in Telhara sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **7,471 people in 1,629 households**, the 4th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.0%. - 7,471people (2011) - 1,629households - 84.5%literacy - 939females per 1,000 males ## Belkhed PIN code and other codes Belkhed falls in Telhara sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockTelhara - Census village code529648 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Belkhed from nearby towns? - Telhara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Akola (district HQ)60 km by road - Telhara (nearest town)5 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 Belkhed? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Belkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Telhara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Telhara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Belkhed known for? About 95% of the 1,548 hectares of village land is sown, and 977 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 Belkhed Of every 100 households in Belkhed in 2011, 83 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Belkhed · ■ Telhara rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **76% Toilet within the home ****40%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **61% Tap water ****97%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **91% Use banking services ****51%** **52% Television ****27%** **30% Mobile phone ****36%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **43% Own their home ****94%** **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 Belkhed? ■ Belkhed · ■ Telhara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **85.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925** **939 Working population ****47.8%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 80.9% for women. 60% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 673 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,345 (66%) · **■** Household industry 49 (1%) · **■** Other work 248 (7%) · **■** Marginal 253 (7%) 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 Telhara - Hiwarkhed23,216 people - Adgaon Bk.9,815 people - Danapur7,774 people - Bhamberi4,688 people - Malegaon Bazar4,475 people - Pathardi4,080 people - Sirsoli3,947 people [All 101 villages in Telhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/telhara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Belkhed from Akola?60 km by road - What is the population of Belkhed?7,471 (Census 2011) - Which district is Belkhed in?Akola district (Telhara sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Belkhed?84.5% (Census 2011)