# Gahukhel Village, Ashti, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/gahukhel/ Village · Ashti, Bid # Gahukhel Gahukhel is a village in Ashti sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,521 people in 351 households**, the 50th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,521people (2011) - 351households - 71.9%literacy - 948females per 1,000 males ## Gahukhel PIN code and other codes Gahukhel falls in Ashti sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAshti - Census village code558736 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gahukhel from nearby towns? - Ashti (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Bid (district HQ)94 km by road - Ahmadnagar (nearest town)35 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 Gahukhel? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gahukhel; 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 - ●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 · Gangadevi - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagar - ○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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Gahukhel known for? The main crops are **bajra, jowar and cotton**. About 82% of the 1,024 hectares of village land is sown, and 815 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 Gahukhel Of every 100 households in Gahukhel in 2011, 93 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gahukhel · ■ Ashti rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **72% Toilet within the home ****4%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **82% Tap water ****3%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **88% Use banking services ****45%** **58% Television ****34%** **32% Mobile phone ****22%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****53%** **25% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Gahukhel? ■ Gahukhel · ■ Ashti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784** **830 Working population ****57.2%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 60.3% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 701 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 65 (7%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Ashti - Wahira1,568 people - Mandva1,561 people - Karkhel Kh.1,556 people - Matawali1,526 people - Hatola1,512 people - Hingni1,494 people - Marathwadi1,489 people - Sheri Kh.1,481 people [All 176 villages in Ashti](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gahukhel from Bid?94 km by road - What is the population of Gahukhel?1,521 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gahukhel in?Bid district (Ashti sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gahukhel?71.9% (Census 2011)