# Garkhed Village, Sindkhed Raja, Buldana (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sindkhed Raja, Buldana 

# Garkhed

Garkhed is a village in Sindkhed Raja sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra, PIN code **443308**. The 2011 Census counted **986 people in 220 households**, the 64th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 986people (2011)
- 220households
- 75.1%literacy
- 443308PIN code

## Garkhed PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garkhed is 443308.** Garkhed falls in Sindkhed Raja sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code443308
- Community development blockSindkhed Raja
- Census village code529475

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

## How far is Garkhed from nearby towns?

- Sindkhed Raja (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)110 km by road
- Sindkhed Raja (nearest town)22 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 Garkhed?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Garkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 school10+ km · Sindkhed Raja
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sindkhed Raja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sindkhed Raja
- ○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 library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Garkhed known for?

About 45% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and -12 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 Garkhed

Of every 100 households in Garkhed in 2011, 7 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Garkhed · ■ Sindkhed Raja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**79%

Tap water ****6%**

**48%

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

**41%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****94%**

**79%

Television ****12%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Garkhed?

■ Garkhed · ■ Sindkhed Raja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**79.6%

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

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****679**

**787

Working population ****59.1%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 63.4% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 318 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (28%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 90 (15%)

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

- Maharkhed1,029 people
- Nazirabad1,015 people
- Jaypur999 people
- Warudi991 people
- Dawargaon976 people
- Waghora950 people
- Borakhedi Bk.934 people
- Bhandari908 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garkhed?443308
- How far is Garkhed from Buldana?110 km by road
- What is the population of Garkhed?986 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garkhed in?Buldana district (Sindkhed Raja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Garkhed?75.1% (Census 2011)