# Gourkheda Village, Bhatkuli, Amravati (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhatkuli, Amravati 

# Gourkheda

Gourkheda is a village in Bhatkuli sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **847 people in 203 households**, the 31st largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%.

- 847people (2011)
- 203households
- 85.0%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Gourkheda PIN code and other codes

Gourkheda falls in Bhatkuli sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhatkuli
- Census village code532848

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

## How far is Gourkheda from nearby towns?

- Amravati (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)17 km by road
- Amravati (nearest town)17 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 Gourkheda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gourkheda; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhatkuli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amravati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Gourkheda known for?

About 89% of the 396 hectares of village land is sown, and 354 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 Gourkheda

Of every 100 households in Gourkheda in 2011, 66 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gourkheda · ■ Bhatkuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**56%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**88%

Use banking services ****53%**

**51%

Television ****25%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**44%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gourkheda?

■ Gourkheda · ■ Bhatkuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**88.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1224**

**964

Working population ****58.8%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 79.3% for women. 66% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (54%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (5%) · **■** Marginal 134 (27%)

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 Bhatkuli

- Deori1,111 people
- Nimbha1,018 people
- Rama891 people
- Waki872 people
- Parlam846 people
- Kamnapur821 people
- Mhaispur794 people
- Jasapur792 people

[All 137 villages in Bhatkuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/bhatkuli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gourkheda from Amravati?17 km by road
- What is the population of Gourkheda?847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gourkheda in?Amravati district (Bhatkuli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gourkheda?85.0% (Census 2011)