# Patkahu Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Patkahu

Patkahu is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **339 people in 79 households**, the 126th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 339people (2011)
- 79households
- 83.7%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Patkahu PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531551

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

## How far is Patkahu from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)110 km by road
- Akot (nearest town)31 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 Patkahu?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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 · Dharani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Patkahu known for?

About 26% of the 421 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Patkahu

Of every 100 households in Patkahu in 2011, 83 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Patkahu · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**43%

Television ****1%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****96%**

**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 Patkahu?

■ Patkahu · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**979

Working population ****54.6%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 74.2% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 23 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (10%) · **■** Marginal 144 (78%)

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

- Hilda369 people
- Garajdari362 people
- Kalapani354 people
- Bodu344 people
- Pipadari334 people
- Ruipathar333 people
- Menghat327 people
- Shahapur323 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Patkahu from Amravati?110 km by road
- What is the population of Patkahu?339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patkahu in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Patkahu?83.7% (Census 2011)