# Kharda Village, Dhamangaon Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhamangaon Railway, Amravati 

# Kharda

Kharda is a village in Dhamangaon Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **461 people in 118 households**, the 74th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 461people (2011)
- 118households
- 83.1%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Kharda PIN code and other codes

Kharda falls in Dhamangaon Railway sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhamangaon Railway
- Census village code533340

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

## How far is Kharda from nearby towns?

- Dhamangaon Railway (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)60 km by road
- Dattapur Dhamangaon (nearest town)16 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 Kharda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kharda; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mangrool
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamangaon Railway
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamangaon Railway
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 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, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Kharda known for?

About 85% of the 393 hectares of village land is sown, and 206 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 Kharda

Of every 100 households in Kharda in 2011, 92 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharda · ■ Dhamangaon Railway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**55%

Tap water ****44%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**82%

Use banking services ****62%**

**61%

Television ****51%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**30%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Kharda?

■ Kharda · ■ Dhamangaon Railway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**916

Working population ****82.0%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 77.9% for women. 82% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (24%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 264 (70%)

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

- Gokulsara522 people
- Ramgaon522 people
- Borwaghal503 people
- Kalashi483 people
- Sonara Kakade433 people
- Tuljapur359 people
- Salimpur326 people
- Wadgaon Bajdi321 people

[All 112 villages in Dhamangaon Railway](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dhamangaon-railway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharda from Amravati?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kharda?461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharda in?Amravati district (Dhamangaon Railway sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kharda?83.1% (Census 2011)