# Gaurkheda Village, Nandgaon-Khandeshwar – PIN Code

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Village · Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati 

# Gaurkheda

Gaurkheda is a village in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **625 people in 154 households**, the 72nd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%.

- 625people (2011)
- 154households
- 76.6%literacy
- 1,063females per 1,000 males

## Gaurkheda PIN code and other codes

Gaurkheda falls in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNandgaon-Khandeshwar
- Census village code533081

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

## How far is Gaurkheda from nearby towns?

- Mund Nishankrao (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)33 km by road
- Amravati (nearest town)33 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 Gaurkheda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gaurkheda; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhanora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amravati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Gaurkheda known for?

About 89% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Gaurkheda

Of every 100 households in Gaurkheda in 2011, 90 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaurkheda · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**61%

Tap water ****100%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**89%

Use banking services ****24%**

**54%

Television ****44%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gaurkheda?

■ Gaurkheda · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**916

Working population ****60.6%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 73.1% for women. 67% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 105 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (69%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%)

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 Nandgaon-Khandeshwar

- Dharfal702 people
- Chandsura684 people
- Mund Wada665 people
- Siddhanathpur654 people
- Khanapur578 people
- Adgaon Kh572 people
- Gavner talegaon571 people
- Dhanora Sikra525 people

[All 161 villages in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/nandgaon-khandeshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaurkheda from Amravati?33 km by road
- What is the population of Gaurkheda?625 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaurkheda in?Amravati district (Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gaurkheda?76.6% (Census 2011)