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

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Village · Shegaon, Buldana 

# Kurkhed

Kurkhed is a village in Shegaon sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **759 people in 180 households**, the 45th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.3%.

- 759people (2011)
- 180households
- 86.5%literacy
- 838females per 1,000 males

## Kurkhed PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockShegaon
- Census village code528413

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

## How far is Kurkhed from nearby towns?

- Shegaon (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)55 km by road
- Khamgaon (nearest town)16 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 Kurkhed?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kurkhed; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shegaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kurkhed known for?

About 94% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 388 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 Kurkhed

Of every 100 households in Kurkhed in 2011, 58 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurkhed · ■ Shegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**86%

Use banking services ****67%**

**61%

Television ****28%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****34%**

**37%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Kurkhed?

■ Kurkhed · ■ Shegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**87.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**886

Working population ****57.4%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 79.0% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 123 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (64%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 29 (7%)

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

- Matargaon Kh.788 people
- Gaigaon Kh.779 people
- Bhastan771 people
- Lasura Bk.768 people
- Khatkhed756 people
- Hingna Vaijanath730 people
- Golegaon Bk.700 people
- Takali Hat661 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurkhed from Buldana?55 km by road
- What is the population of Kurkhed?759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurkhed in?Buldana district (Shegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kurkhed?86.5% (Census 2011)