# Virkhel Village, Sakri, Dhule (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Sakri, Dhule 

# Virkhel

Virkhel is a village in Sakri sub-district of Dhule district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **985 people in 193 households**, the 168th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 985people (2011)
- 193households
- 51.5%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Virkhel PIN code and other codes

Virkhel falls in Sakri sub-district, Dhule district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSakri
- Census village code526436

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

## How far is Virkhel from nearby towns?

- Sakri (sub-district HQ)86 km by road
- Dhule (district HQ)95 km by road
- Dhule (nearest town)95 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 Virkhel?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Virkhel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Balhane
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pimplener
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhule
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Virkhel known for?

About 30% of the 1,194 hectares of village land is sown, and 309 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 Virkhel

Of every 100 households in Virkhel in 2011, 74 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Virkhel · ■ Sakri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**61%

Tap water ****95%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**84%

Use banking services ****56%**

**35%

Television ****25%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**50%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

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 Virkhel?

■ Virkhel · ■ Sakri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**946

Working population ****37.4%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.7% for men and 43.3% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (49%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 54 (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 Sakri

- Raitel1,008 people
- Nilgavhan998 people
- Kalamba988 people
- Bhadgaon985 people
- Babhulade944 people
- Devjipada934 people
- Kuruswade921 people
- Satmane901 people

[All 225 villages in Sakri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/sakri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Virkhel from Dhule?95 km by road
- What is the population of Virkhel?985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Virkhel in?Dhule district (Sakri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Virkhel?51.5% (Census 2011)