# Khandukheda Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Khandukheda

Khandukheda is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **314 people in 71 households**, the 132nd largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 314people (2011)
- 71households
- 74.8%literacy
- 826females per 1,000 males

## Khandukheda PIN code and other codes

Khandukheda falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531628

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

## How far is Khandukheda from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)86 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)140 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)100 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 Khandukheda?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Khandukheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Semadoh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Churni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Khandukheda known for?

About 15% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Khandukheda

Of every 100 households in Khandukheda in 2011, 14 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khandukheda · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****45%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****82%**

**66%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Khandukheda?

■ Khandukheda · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****826**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****263**

**979

Working population ****53.2%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 62.0% for women. 49% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (46%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 30 (18%)

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

- Ruipathar333 people
- Menghat327 people
- Shahapur323 people
- Jamlivan319 people
- Bhawai312 people
- Lakhewada308 people
- Madizadap298 people
- Bhandum297 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khandukheda from Amravati?140 km by road
- What is the population of Khandukheda?314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khandukheda in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khandukheda?74.8% (Census 2011)