# Ghuikhed Village, Chandur Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandur-railway/ghuikhed/ Village · Chandur Railway, Amravati # Ghuikhed Ghuikhed is a village in Chandur Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra, PIN code **444904**. The 2011 Census counted **4,128 people in 1,096 households**, the 2nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%. - 4,128people (2011) - 1,096households - 84.3%literacy - 444904PIN code ## Ghuikhed PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghuikhed is 444904.** Ghuikhed falls in Chandur Railway sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - PIN code444904 - Community development blockChandur Railway - Census village code533255 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghuikhed from nearby towns? - Chandur Railway (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)50 km by road - Chandur (nearest town)20 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 Ghuikhed? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Ghuikhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Chandur Railway - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Ghuikhed known for? About 70% of the 1,596 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,043 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 Ghuikhed Of every 100 households in Ghuikhed in 2011, 82 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghuikhed · ■ Chandur Railway rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **80% Toilet within the home ****20%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **65% Tap water ****70%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **89% Use banking services ****91%** **65% Television ****36%** **40% Mobile phone ****33%** **32% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****49%** **40% Own their home ****91%** **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 Ghuikhed? ■ Ghuikhed · ■ Chandur Railway rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **85.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050** **924 Working population ****53.3%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 78.6% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 400 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,545 (70%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 196 (9%) · **■** Marginal 35 (2%) 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 Chandur Railway - Amla Vishveshwar4,501 people - Palaskhed3,611 people - Malkhed3,266 people - Karala2,880 people - Rajura2,745 people [All 92 villages in Chandur Railway](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandur-railway/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghuikhed?444904 - How far is Ghuikhed from Amravati?50 km by road - What is the population of Ghuikhed?4,128 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghuikhed in?Amravati district (Chandur Railway sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ghuikhed?84.3% (Census 2011)