# Gangarkheda Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/gangarkheda/ Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati # Gangarkheda Gangarkheda is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,464 people in 294 households**, the 15th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,464people (2011) - 294households - 76.1%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Gangarkheda PIN code and other codes Gangarkheda falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChikhaldara - Census village code531642 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangarkheda from nearby towns? - Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)63 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)108 km by road - Achalpur (nearest town)90 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 Gangarkheda? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gangarkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Churni - ○Degree college5–10 km · Churni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paratwada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Gangarkheda known for? About 85% of the 657 hectares of village land is sown, and 469 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 Gangarkheda Of every 100 households in Gangarkheda in 2011, 38 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gangarkheda · ■ Chikhaldara rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **29% Toilet within the home ****10%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****70%** **43% Television ****11%** **11% Mobile phone ****12%** **9% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****60%** **66% Own their home ****91%** **95% 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 Gangarkheda? ■ Gangarkheda · ■ Chikhaldara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712** **979 Working population ****53.8%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 66.6% for women. 50% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 218 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 497 (63%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (7%) · **■** Marginal 14 (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 Chikhaldara - Vastapur1,599 people - Kajaldoh1,589 people - Hatru1,578 people - Kulgana Kh.1,545 people - Chikhali1,410 people - Biba1,314 people - Badnapur1,253 people - Morgad1,215 people [All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gangarkheda from Amravati?108 km by road - What is the population of Gangarkheda?1,464 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangarkheda in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gangarkheda?76.1% (Census 2011)