# Kharkada Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Kharkada

Kharkada is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **628 people in 164 households**, the 48th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 628people (2011)
- 164households
- 82.9%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Kharkada PIN code and other codes

Kharkada falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538642

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?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)56 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)39 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?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kharkada; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kadholi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 43% of the 351 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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, 58 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kharkada · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**66%

Tap water ****87%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****96%**

**87%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**956

Working population ****60.7%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 76.0% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 281 (74%)

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 Kurkheda

- Yedapur675 people
- Bhagawanpur659 people
- Katalwada648 people
- Khedegaon637 people
- Khobramendha624 people
- Kharmaltola622 people
- Antargaon615 people
- Lendhari583 people

[All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharkada from Gadchiroli?56 km by road
- What is the population of Kharkada?628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharkada in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kharkada?82.9% (Census 2011)