# Karkhel Bk. Village, Ashti, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Ashti, Bid 

# Karkhel Bk.

Karkhel Bk. is a village in Ashti sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **718 people in 168 households**, the 118th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 718people (2011)
- 168households
- 66.6%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Karkhel Bk. PIN code and other codes

Karkhel Bk. falls in Ashti sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAshti
- Census village code558765

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

## How far is Karkhel Bk. from nearby towns?

- Ashti (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Bid (district HQ)75 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (nearest town)60 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 Karkhel Bk.?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Karkhel Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nagtala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ashti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ashti
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Karkhel Bk. known for?

The main crops are **bajra, cotton and jowar**. About 69% of the 877 hectares of village land is sown, and 589 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 Karkhel Bk.

Of every 100 households in Karkhel Bk. in 2011, 37 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karkhel Bk. · ■ Ashti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****5%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**32%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****64%**

**58%

Television ****15%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**25%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Karkhel Bk.?

■ Karkhel Bk. · ■ Ashti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**830

Working population ****52.2%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 55.2% for women. 50% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 269 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 56 (15%)

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

- Hanumantgaon741 people
- Bhawarwadi733 people
- Nimgaon Bodkha733 people
- Wanvewadi728 people
- Lamantanda705 people
- Underkhel699 people
- Patan694 people
- Bhojewadi692 people

[All 176 villages in Ashti](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karkhel Bk. from Bid?75 km by road
- What is the population of Karkhel Bk.?718 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkhel Bk. in?Bid district (Ashti sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karkhel Bk.?66.6% (Census 2011)