# Deokhed Village, Sindkhed Raja, Buldana (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sindkhed Raja, Buldana 

# Deokhed

Deokhed is a village in Sindkhed Raja sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,387 people in 317 households**, the 35th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 1,387people (2011)
- 317households
- 78.2%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Deokhed PIN code and other codes

Deokhed falls in Sindkhed Raja sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSindkhed Raja
- Census village code529448

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

## How far is Deokhed from nearby towns?

- Sindkhed Raja (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)85 km by road
- Sindkhed Raja (nearest town)29 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 Deokhed?

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rumna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rumna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Deokhed known for?

About 89% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 375 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 Deokhed

Of every 100 households in Deokhed in 2011, 83 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Deokhed · ■ Sindkhed Raja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**79%

Tap water ****95%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****86%**

**79%

Television ****34%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Deokhed?

■ Deokhed · ■ Sindkhed Raja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****619**

**787

Working population ****56.5%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 67.2% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 443 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (9%) · **■** Marginal 19 (2%)

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 Sindkhed Raja

- Dattapur1,453 people
- Keshav Shivani1,450 people
- Jalgaon1,418 people
- Khairav1,403 people
- Dhanora1,370 people
- Balsamudra1,352 people
- Dhandarwadi1,347 people
- Pimpalgaon Sonara1,334 people

[All 113 villages in Sindkhed Raja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/sindkhed-raja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Deokhed from Buldana?85 km by road
- What is the population of Deokhed?1,387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deokhed in?Buldana district (Sindkhed Raja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Deokhed?78.2% (Census 2011)