# Khongada Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Khongada

Khongada is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **467 people in 90 households**, the 102nd largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 467people (2011)
- 90households
- 79.1%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Khongada PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531705

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

## How far is Khongada from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)75 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)60 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 Khongada?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Khongada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Achalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Achalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Khongada known for?

About 61% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Khongada

Of every 100 households in Khongada in 2011, 16 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khongada · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****83%**

**43%

Television ****14%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**66%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Khongada?

■ Khongada · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**979

Working population ****59.5%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 66.3% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (89%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (8%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Ahad478 people
- Borda478 people
- Palshya477 people
- Chilati472 people
- Jaitadehi463 people
- Domi447 people
- Sumita447 people
- Malkapur444 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khongada from Amravati?75 km by road
- What is the population of Khongada?467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khongada in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khongada?79.1% (Census 2011)