# Kashikhed Village, Dhamangaon Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dhamangaon-railway/kashikhed/ Village · Dhamangaon Railway, Amravati # Kashikhed Kashikhed is a village in Dhamangaon Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **980 people in 242 households**, the 46th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 980people (2011) - 242households - 87.1%literacy - 885females per 1,000 males ## Kashikhed PIN code and other codes Kashikhed falls in Dhamangaon Railway sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDhamangaon Railway - Census village code533351 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kashikhed from nearby towns? - Dhamangaon Railway (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)52 km by road - Dattapur Dhamangaon (nearest town)4 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 Kashikhed? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kashikhed; 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 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhamangaon Railway - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamangaon Railway - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kashikhed known for? About 80% of the 497 hectares of village land is sown, and 368 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 Kashikhed Of every 100 households in Kashikhed in 2011, 87 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kashikhed · ■ Dhamangaon Railway rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **84% Toilet within the home ****82%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **55% Tap water ****69%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **82% Use banking services ****67%** **61% Television ****48%** **44% Mobile phone ****39%** **36% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Kashikhed? ■ Kashikhed · ■ Dhamangaon Railway rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860** **916 Working population ****49.3%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 82.7% for women. 64% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 94 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (53%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 102 (21%) 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 Dhamangaon Railway - Warud Bagaji1,068 people - Wathoda Bk.1,055 people - Parsodi1,045 people - Sonegaon Kharda996 people - Hirpur934 people - Naygaon884 people - Kasarkheda883 people - Gunji862 people [All 112 villages in Dhamangaon Railway](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dhamangaon-railway/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kashikhed from Amravati?52 km by road - What is the population of Kashikhed?980 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kashikhed in?Amravati district (Dhamangaon Railway sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kashikhed?87.1% (Census 2011)