Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli # Khedegaon Khedegaon is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 637 people in 148 households, the 47th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 637 people (2011) - 148 households - 84.4% literacy - 942 females per 1,000 males ## Khedegaon PIN code and other codes Khedegaon falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Kurkheda - Census village code 538615 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Khedegaon from nearby towns? - Kurkheda (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ) 75 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Khedegaon? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Khedegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kurkheda - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kurkheda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Khedegaon known for? About 26% of the 646 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Khedegaon Of every 100 households in Khedegaon in 2011, 83 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Khedegaon · ■ Kurkheda rural average - Electricity for lighting 83% 64% - Toilet within the home 74% 33% - No toilet (open defecation) 26% 66% - Tap water 0% 15% - Drinking water within premises 18% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94% - Use banking services 97% 87% - Television 38% 20% - Mobile phone 44% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 13% 26% - Own their home 99% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Khedegaon? ■ Khedegaon · ■ Kurkheda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.4% 80.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 942 977 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 956 - Working population 60.3% 58.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.2% for men and 74.2% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 112 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 253 (66%) · ■ Other work 12 (3%) · ■ Marginal 7 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kurkheda - Kumbhitola 690 people - Yedapur 675 people - Bhagawanpur 659 people - Katalwada 648 people - Kharkada 628 people - Khobramendha 624 people - Kharmaltola 622 people - Antargaon 615 people All 127 villages in Kurkheda ## Other places named Khedegaon - Khedegaon · Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli · 1,232 people - Khedegaon · Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli · 343 people - Khedegaon · Village, Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker · 314 people - Khedegaon · Village, Manpur, Rajnandgaon · 267 people - Khedegaon · Village, Wankdi, Adilabad · 212 people - Khedegaon · Village, Durgkondal, Uttar Bastar Kanker · 150 people ## Quick answers - How far is Khedegaon from Gadchiroli? 75 km by road - What is the population of Khedegaon? 637 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khedegaon in? Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Khedegaon? 84.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/khedegaon-538615/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.