# Gaurkheda Village, Achalpur, Amravati (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Achalpur, Amravati 

# Gaurkheda

Gaurkheda is a village in Achalpur sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra, PIN code **444806**. The 2011 Census counted **2,133 people in 439 households**, the 18th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.3%.

- 2,133people (2011)
- 439households
- 88.5%literacy
- 444806PIN code

## Gaurkheda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaurkheda is 444806.** Gaurkheda falls in Achalpur sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code444806
- Community development blockAchalpur
- Census village code531868

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

## How far is Gaurkheda from nearby towns?

- Achalpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)60 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)3 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 Gaurkheda?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Gaurkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Paratwada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Gaurkheda known for?

About 75% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Gaurkheda

Of every 100 households in Gaurkheda in 2011, 88 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaurkheda · ■ Achalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**47%

Tap water ****98%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**82%

Use banking services ****42%**

**51%

Television ****44%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**35%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

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 Gaurkheda?

■ Gaurkheda · ■ Achalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**87.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1188**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**944

Working population ****31.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 84.6% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (44%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 106 (16%) · **■** Marginal 152 (23%)

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 Achalpur

- Haram2,380 people
- Kumbhi2,354 people
- Sawalapur2,329 people
- Yesurna2,270 people
- Ekalaspur2,063 people
- Bhopapur2,045 people
- Malhara2,035 people
- Devgaon1,850 people

[All 171 villages in Achalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/achalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaurkheda?444806
- How far is Gaurkheda from Amravati?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gaurkheda?2,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaurkheda in?Amravati district (Achalpur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gaurkheda?88.5% (Census 2011)