# Gaulkheda Bazar Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/gaulkheda-bazar/ Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati # Gaulkheda Bazar Gaulkheda Bazar is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra, PIN code **444717**. The 2011 Census counted **1,138 people in 272 households**, the 23rd largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,138people (2011) - 272households - 77.3%literacy - 444717PIN code ## Gaulkheda Bazar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gaulkheda Bazar is 444717.** Gaulkheda Bazar falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - PIN code444717 - Community development blockChikhaldara - Census village code531711 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gaulkheda Bazar from nearby towns? - Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)59 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)77 km by road - Achalpur (nearest town)25 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 Gaulkheda Bazar? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Gaulkheda Bazar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Telkhat - ○Degree college10+ km · Paratwada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Gaulkheda Bazar known for? About 67% of the 371 hectares of village land is sown, and 249 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 Gaulkheda Bazar Of every 100 households in Gaulkheda Bazar in 2011, 72 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gaulkheda Bazar · ■ Chikhaldara rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **29% Toilet within the home ****22%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **89% Tap water ****87%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **98% Use banking services ****22%** **43% Television ****32%** **11% Mobile phone ****15%** **9% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****57%** **66% Own their home ****94%** **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 Gaulkheda Bazar? ■ Gaulkheda Bazar · ■ Chikhaldara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **979 Working population ****48.5%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 67.4% for women. 55% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 18 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 453 (82%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (12%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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 - Morgad1,215 people - Jarida1,201 people - Khadimal1,157 people - Nagapur1,151 people - Somwarkheda1,132 people - Kesharpur1,105 people - Barukheda1,096 people - Ektai1,087 people [All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gaulkheda Bazar?444717 - How far is Gaulkheda Bazar from Amravati?77 km by road - What is the population of Gaulkheda Bazar?1,138 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaulkheda Bazar in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gaulkheda Bazar?77.3% (Census 2011)