# Gaulkheda Village, Dharni, Amravati (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dharni, Amravati 

# Gaulkheda

Gaulkheda is a village in Dharni sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **627 people in 112 households**, the 125th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 627people (2011)
- 112households
- 77.7%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Gaulkheda PIN code and other codes

Gaulkheda falls in Dharni sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDharni
- Census village code531424

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

## How far is Gaulkheda from nearby towns?

- Dharni (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)158 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)101 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 Gaulkheda?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gaulkheda; 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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalamwar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kusumkot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand 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 Gaulkheda known for?

About 77% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Gaulkheda

Of every 100 households in Gaulkheda in 2011, 20 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaulkheda · ■ Dharni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**28%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****100%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**15%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****36%**

**35%

Television ****15%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****73%**

**62%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Gaulkheda?

■ Gaulkheda · ■ Dharni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**957

Working population ****46.3%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 64.8% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (14%) · **■** Marginal 101 (35%)

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 Dharni

- Katkumbha666 people
- Patharpur658 people
- Zapal647 people
- Kalpi645 people
- Bodhara606 people
- Padidam597 people
- Narwati595 people
- Bulumgavhan589 people

[All 156 villages in Dharni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dharni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaulkheda from Amravati?158 km by road
- What is the population of Gaulkheda?627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaulkheda in?Amravati district (Dharni sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gaulkheda?77.7% (Census 2011)