# Bhorkheda Village, Shirpur, Dhule (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/shirpur/bhorkheda/ Village · Shirpur, Dhule # Bhorkheda Bhorkheda is a village in Shirpur sub-district of Dhule district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,456 people in 502 households**, the 52nd largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 2,456people (2011) - 502households - 64.3%literacy - 943females per 1,000 males ## Bhorkheda PIN code and other codes Bhorkheda falls in Shirpur sub-district, Dhule district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShirpur - Census village code526075 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhorkheda from nearby towns? - Shirpur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Dhule (district HQ)64 km by road - Shirpur (nearest town)15 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 Bhorkheda? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Bhorkheda; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shirpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shirpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered 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 Bhorkheda known for? About 69% of the 844 hectares of village land is sown, and 503 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 Bhorkheda Of every 100 households in Bhorkheda in 2011, 64 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Bhorkheda · ■ Shirpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **71% Toilet within the home ****36%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **67% Tap water ****96%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **85% Use banking services ****39%** **29% Television ****40%** **26% Mobile phone ****57%** **31% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **52% Own their home ****78%** **88% 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 Bhorkheda? ■ Bhorkheda · ■ Shirpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **925 Working population ****59.3%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.2% for men and 53.7% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 164 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 997 (68%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 214 (15%) · **■** Marginal 67 (5%) 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 Shirpur - Malkatar2,545 people - Panakhed2,528 people - Bharvade2,490 people - Mahadeo Dondwade2,481 people - Tardi2,455 people - Jatode2,447 people - Kuwe2,437 people - Varul2,369 people [All 147 villages in Shirpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/shirpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhorkheda from Dhule?64 km by road - What is the population of Bhorkheda?2,456 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhorkheda in?Dhule district (Shirpur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Bhorkheda?64.3% (Census 2011)