# Gajarkhed Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mehkar, Buldana 

# Gajarkhed

Gajarkhed is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **928 people in 227 households**, the 86th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 928people (2011)
- 227households
- 82.0%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Gajarkhed PIN code and other codes

Gajarkhed falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMehkar
- Census village code528939

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

## How far is Gajarkhed from nearby towns?

- Mehkar (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)60 km by road
- Mehkar (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 Gajarkhed?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gajarkhed; 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
- ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · V. Nagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · V. Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mehkar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Gajarkhed known for?

About 63% of the 412 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Gajarkhed

Of every 100 households in Gajarkhed in 2011, 78 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajarkhed · ■ Mehkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**76%

Tap water ****92%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****65%**

**62%

Television ****33%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Gajarkhed?

■ Gajarkhed · ■ Mehkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****590**

**828

Working population ****58.3%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 71.8% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 214 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (53%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (6%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Mehkar

- Moli1,024 people
- Kasarkhed989 people
- Sarshiv989 people
- Sarangpur985 people
- Kambarkhed879 people
- Rajgad873 people
- Shivaji Nagar845 people
- Panchala822 people

[All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gajarkhed from Buldana?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gajarkhed?928 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajarkhed in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gajarkhed?82.0% (Census 2011)