# Karankhed Village, Chikhli, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Chikhli, Buldana 

# Karankhed

Karankhed is a village in Chikhli sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **968 people in 218 households**, the 89th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 968people (2011)
- 218households
- 80.8%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Karankhed PIN code and other codes

Karankhed falls in Chikhli sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhli
- Census village code529134

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

## How far is Karankhed from nearby towns?

- Chikhli (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)37 km by road
- Chikhli (nearest town)19 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 Karankhed?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Peth
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chikhli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chikhli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Karankhed known for?

About 97% of the 610 hectares of village land is sown, and 544 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 Karankhed

Of every 100 households in Karankhed in 2011, 78 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karankhed · ■ Chikhli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****66%**

**60%

Television ****43%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**38%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Karankhed?

■ Karankhed · ■ Chikhli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919**

**827

Working population ****58.9%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 69.9% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 262 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (44%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 28 (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 Chikhli

- Misalwadi1,015 people
- Bhogawati982 people
- Patoda977 people
- Asola Naik976 people
- Muradpur956 people
- Konad938 people
- Shindi Harali931 people
- Karatwadi912 people

[All 145 villages in Chikhli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/chikhli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Karankhed from Buldana?37 km by road
- What is the population of Karankhed?968 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karankhed in?Buldana district (Chikhli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karankhed?80.8% (Census 2011)