# Gaikhed Village, Lonar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/lonar/gaikhed/ Village · Lonar, Buldana # Gaikhed Gaikhed is a village in Lonar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra, PIN code **443302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,422 people in 337 households**, the 37th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 1,422people (2011) - 337households - 74.5%literacy - 443302PIN code ## Gaikhed PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gaikhed is 443302.** Gaikhed falls in Lonar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - PIN code443302 - Community development blockLonar - Census village code529559 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gaikhed from nearby towns? - Lonar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)95 km by road - Lonar (nearest town)5 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 Gaikhed? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gaikhed; 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lonar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Lonar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sultanpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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 watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Gaikhed known for? About 83% of the 906 hectares of village land is sown, and 718 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 Gaikhed Of every 100 households in Gaikhed in 2011, 66 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gaikhed · ■ Lonar rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **65% Toilet within the home ****16%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **81% Tap water ****22%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **93% Use banking services ****94%** **68% Television ****42%** **29% Mobile phone ****60%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **37% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Gaikhed? ■ Gaikhed · ■ Lonar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771** **799 Working population ****58.4%** **54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 68.9% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 181 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 490 (59%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (5%) · **■** Marginal 111 (13%) 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 Lonar - Chikhala1,575 people - Nandra1,537 people - Palaskhed1,478 people - Gunjkhed1,457 people - Dhayfal1,300 people - Bibkhed1,295 people - Sawargaon Teli1,245 people - Gotra1,244 people [All 90 villages in Lonar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/lonar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gaikhed?443302 - How far is Gaikhed from Buldana?95 km by road - What is the population of Gaikhed?1,422 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaikhed in?Buldana district (Lonar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gaikhed?74.5% (Census 2011)