# Karwand Village, Chikhli, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/chikhli/karwand/ Village · Chikhli, Buldana # Karwand Karwand is a village in Chikhli sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,535 people in 785 households**, the 10th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%. - 3,535people (2011) - 785households - 80.9%literacy - 934females per 1,000 males ## Karwand PIN code and other codes Karwand falls in Chikhli sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChikhli - Census village code529090 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karwand from nearby towns? - Chikhli (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)25 km by road - Chikhli (nearest town)25 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 Karwand? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Karwand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shensur - ○Degree college10+ km · Buldhana - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buldhana - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Karwand known for? About 85% of the 4,232 hectares of village land is sown, and 3,578 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 Karwand Of every 100 households in Karwand in 2011, 77 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karwand · ■ Chikhli rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **75% Toilet within the home ****15%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **80% Tap water ****61%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****47%** **60% Television ****27%** **35% Mobile phone ****44%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **38% Own their home ****97%** **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 Karwand? ■ Karwand · ■ Chikhli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **82.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711** **827 Working population ****59.5%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.0% for men and 70.6% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 747 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,025 (49%) · **■** Household industry 52 (2%) · **■** Other work 91 (4%) · **■** Marginal 188 (9%) 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 - Kinhola4,479 people - Mangrur Nawghare4,129 people - Shelgaon Atol3,735 people - Mera Kh.3,721 people - Eklara3,448 people - Kelwad3,269 people - Dongar Shewali3,253 people - Shelud3,200 people [All 145 villages in Chikhli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/chikhli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Karwand from Buldana?25 km by road - What is the population of Karwand?3,535 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karwand in?Buldana district (Chikhli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Karwand?80.9% (Census 2011)