# Kharkada Village, Brahmapuri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Brahmapuri, Chandrapur 

# Kharkada

Kharkada is a village in Brahmapuri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,966 people in 476 households**, the 18th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,966people (2011)
- 476households
- 71.3%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Kharkada PIN code and other codes

Kharkada falls in Brahmapuri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBrahmapuri
- Census village code540778

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

## How far is Kharkada from nearby towns?

- Brahmapuri (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)140 km by road
- Brahmapuri (nearest town)13 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 Kharkada?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kharkada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nilaj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Kharkada known for?

About 79% of the 659 hectares of village land is sown, and 511 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 Kharkada

Of every 100 households in Kharkada in 2011, 84 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharkada · ■ Brahmapuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**65%

Tap water ****1%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****25%**

**57%

Television ****13%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**29%

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 Kharkada?

■ Kharkada · ■ Brahmapuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**963

Working population ****57.5%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 60.9% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (3%) · **■** Marginal 874 (77%)

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 Brahmapuri

- Nandgaon Jani2,075 people
- Gangalwadi2,047 people
- Talodi Kh2,042 people
- Chikhalgaon2,012 people
- Maldongri1,962 people
- Khandala1,845 people
- Torgaon Kh.1,721 people
- Rui1,709 people

[All 136 villages in Brahmapuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharkada from Chandrapur?140 km by road
- What is the population of Kharkada?1,966 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharkada in?Chandrapur district (Brahmapuri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kharkada?71.3% (Census 2011)