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

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Village · Chikhli, Buldana 

# Karkheda

Karkheda is a village in Chikhli sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **688 people in 194 households**, the 111th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 688people (2011)
- 194households
- 85.1%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Karkheda PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChikhli
- Census village code529122

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

## How far is Karkheda from nearby towns?

- Chikhli (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)44 km by road
- Chikhli (nearest town)24 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 Karkheda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Karkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amdapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chikhli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chikhli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Karkheda known for?

About 84% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 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 Karkheda

Of every 100 households in Karkheda in 2011, 74 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkheda · ■ Chikhli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**80%

Tap water ****79%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****59%**

**60%

Television ****11%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**38%

Own their home ****61%**

**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 Karkheda?

■ Karkheda · ■ Chikhli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****589**

**827

Working population ****40.3%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 77.7% for women. 43% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 174 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (31%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 10 (4%)

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

- Babhulgaon769 people
- Waghapur723 people
- Mungasari719 people
- Palaskhed Jayanti710 people
- Ramnagar656 people
- Bhorse633 people
- Andhai600 people
- Pimpalwadi580 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Karkheda from Buldana?44 km by road
- What is the population of Karkheda?688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkheda in?Buldana district (Chikhli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Karkheda?85.1% (Census 2011)