# Gaulkhed Village, Shegaon, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shegaon, Buldana 

# Gaulkhed

Gaulkhed is a village in Shegaon sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,497 people in 349 households**, the 17th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.3%.

- 1,497people (2011)
- 349households
- 84.4%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Gaulkhed PIN code and other codes

Gaulkhed falls in Shegaon sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShegaon
- Census village code528451

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

## How far is Gaulkhed from nearby towns?

- Shegaon (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)60 km by road
- Shegaon (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 Gaulkhed?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gaulkhed; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shegaon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shegaon
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shegaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Gaulkhed known for?

About 91% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Gaulkhed

Of every 100 households in Gaulkhed in 2011, 88 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaulkhed · ■ Shegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**59%

Tap water ****54%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**86%

Use banking services ****77%**

**61%

Television ****47%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****21%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**90%

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 Gaulkhed?

■ Gaulkhed · ■ Shegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**87.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**886

Working population ****54.5%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 78.5% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 202 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 557 (68%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 31 (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 Shegaon

- Takali Viro1,730 people
- Kherda1,608 people
- Warkhed Bk.1,534 people
- Sagoda1,503 people
- Taroda Kasaba1,481 people
- Shrikshetra Nagzari1,474 people
- Pahurpurna1,473 people
- Gavhan1,444 people

[All 73 villages in Shegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/shegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaulkhed from Buldana?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gaulkhed?1,497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaulkhed in?Buldana district (Shegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gaulkhed?84.4% (Census 2011)