# Balkheda Village, Kannad, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kannad, Aurangabad 

# Balkheda

Balkheda is a village in Kannad sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **521 people in 109 households**, the 165th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 521people (2011)
- 109households
- 69.8%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Balkheda PIN code and other codes

Balkheda falls in Kannad sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKannad
- Census village code548270

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

## How far is Balkheda from nearby towns?

- Kannad (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)90 km by road
- Kannad (nearest town)26 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 Balkheda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Balkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chincholi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chincholi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chincholi
- ○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 watertreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Balkheda known for?

About 68% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Balkheda

Of every 100 households in Balkheda in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balkheda · ■ Kannad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****5%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**86%

Use banking services ****89%**

**62%

Television ****36%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Balkheda?

■ Balkheda · ■ Kannad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**856

Working population ****54.3%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 59.1% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (6%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 119 (42%)

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 Kannad

- Boltek549 people
- Hiwarkheda548 people
- Sirjapur548 people
- Malegaon546 people
- Malegaon512 people
- Kesapur508 people
- Vitthalpur498 people
- Deopudi496 people

[All 211 villages in Kannad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/kannad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balkheda from Aurangabad?90 km by road
- What is the population of Balkheda?521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balkheda in?Aurangabad district (Kannad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Balkheda?69.8% (Census 2011)