# Kherda Village, Paithan, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/paithan/kherda/ Village · Paithan, Aurangabad # Kherda Kherda is a village in Paithan sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,940 people in 369 households**, the 45th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,940people (2011) - 369households - 70.0%literacy - 911females per 1,000 males ## Kherda PIN code and other codes Kherda falls in Paithan sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPaithan - Census village code549532 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kherda from nearby towns? - Paithan (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)72 km by road - Paithan (nearest town)23 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 Kherda? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kherda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Davatwadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Paithan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paithan - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Kherda known for? About 75% of the 954 hectares of village land is sown, and 567 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 Kherda Of every 100 households in Kherda in 2011, 85 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kherda · ■ Paithan rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **69% Toilet within the home ****4%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **76% Tap water ****20%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **86% Use banking services ****84%** **61% Television ****45%** **40% Mobile phone ****71%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****35%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kherda? ■ Kherda · ■ Paithan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783** **867 Working population ****54.0%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.7% for men and 57.4% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 803 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (15%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 55 (5%) 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 Paithan - Farola2,003 people - Sonwadi Kh.1,985 people - Tondoli1,975 people - Ranjangaon Dandga1,961 people - Pategaon1,871 people - Dabhrul1,868 people - Padli1,837 people - Dhangaon1,810 people [All 189 villages in Paithan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/paithan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kherda from Aurangabad?72 km by road - What is the population of Kherda?1,940 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kherda in?Aurangabad district (Paithan sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kherda?70.0% (Census 2011)