# Underkhel Village, Ashti, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ashti, Bid 

# Underkhel

Underkhel is a village in Ashti sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **699 people in 170 households**, the 120th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 699people (2011)
- 170households
- 71.9%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Underkhel PIN code and other codes

Underkhel falls in Ashti sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAshti
- Census village code558742

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

## How far is Underkhel from nearby towns?

- Ashti (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Bid (district HQ)110 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (nearest town)40 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 Underkhel?

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karkhel
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ahmadnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Underkhel known for?

The main crops are **jowar, bajra and onion**. About 88% of the 858 hectares of village land is sown, and 506 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 Underkhel

Of every 100 households in Underkhel in 2011, 69 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Underkhel · ■ Ashti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****88%**

**58%

Television ****21%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Underkhel?

■ Underkhel · ■ Ashti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****685**

**830

Working population ****58.7%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 60.4% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 314 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (16%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (6%) · **■** 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 Ashti

- Nimgaon Bodkha733 people
- Wanvewadi728 people
- Karkhel Bk.718 people
- Lamantanda705 people
- Patan694 people
- Bhojewadi692 people
- Shindewadi686 people
- Wanjarwadi686 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Underkhel from Bid?110 km by road
- What is the population of Underkhel?699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Underkhel in?Bid district (Ashti sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Underkhel?71.9% (Census 2011)