# Ghorkund Village, Soegaon, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Soegaon, Aurangabad 

# Ghorkund

Ghorkund is a village in Soegaon sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **743 people in 194 households**, the 48th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 743people (2011)
- 194households
- 79.5%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Ghorkund PIN code and other codes

Ghorkund falls in Soegaon sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSoegaon
- Census village code548453

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

## How far is Ghorkund from nearby towns?

- Soegaon (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)105 km by road
- Pachora (nearest town)15 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 Ghorkund?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ghorkund; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gondegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Soigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Soigaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Ghorkund known for?

About 94% of the 305 hectares of village land is sown, and 220 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 Ghorkund

Of every 100 households in Ghorkund in 2011, 76 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghorkund · ■ Soegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****93%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**89%

Use banking services ****21%**

**48%

Television ****31%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**45%

Own their home ****92%**

**89%

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 Ghorkund?

■ Ghorkund · ■ Soegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787**

**851

Working population ****53.2%**

**52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 72.4% for women. 62% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (60%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Soegaon

- Sonaswadi847 people
- Mukhed840 people
- Titur826 people
- Murti764 people
- Warkhedi Kh.741 people
- Wetalwadi736 people
- Dastapur719 people
- Banoti Tanda705 people

[All 85 villages in Soegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/soegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghorkund from Aurangabad?105 km by road
- What is the population of Ghorkund?743 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghorkund in?Aurangabad district (Soegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghorkund?79.5% (Census 2011)