# Vikwel Village, Sindkhede, Dhule (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sindkhede, Dhule 

# Vikwel

Vikwel is a village in Sindkhede sub-district of Dhule district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **471 people in 97 households**, the 133rd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 471people (2011)
- 97households
- 75.7%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Vikwel PIN code and other codes

Vikwel falls in Sindkhede sub-district, Dhule district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSindkhede
- Census village code526195

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

## How far is Vikwel from nearby towns?

- Sindkhede (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhule (district HQ)44 km by road
- Shirpur (nearest town)27 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 Vikwel?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Vikwel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shirpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shirpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Vikwel known for?

About 76% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Vikwel

Of every 100 households in Vikwel in 2011, 46 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vikwel · ■ Sindkhede rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**60%

Tap water ****54%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**79%

Use banking services ****83%**

**49%

Television ****29%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**38%

Own their home ****90%**

**87%

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 Vikwel?

■ Vikwel · ■ Sindkhede rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**855

Working population ****65.8%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 65.9% for women. 67% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (6%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

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 Sindkhede

- Chaugaon Kh.510 people
- Kumrej505 people
- Babhulde489 people
- Pimpri473 people
- Vasamane449 people
- Kalwade412 people
- Vadode329 people
- Rudane278 people

[All 141 villages in Sindkhede](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/sindkhede/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Vikwel from Dhule?44 km by road
- What is the population of Vikwel?471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vikwel in?Dhule district (Sindkhede sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vikwel?75.7% (Census 2011)