# Khedegaon Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/khedegaon-538673/ Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli # Khedegaon Khedegaon is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,232 people in 281 households**, the 17th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,232people (2011) - 281households - 80.3%literacy - 1,023females per 1,000 males ## Khedegaon PIN code and other codes Khedegaon falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKurkheda - Census village code538673 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khedegaon from nearby towns? - Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)103 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)40 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 Khedegaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Khedegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Purada - ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Khedegaon known for? About 33% of the 749 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Khedegaon Of every 100 households in Khedegaon in 2011, 72 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Khedegaon · ■ Kurkheda rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **64% Toilet within the home ****14%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **66% Tap water ****1%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****80%** **87% Television ****14%** **20% Mobile phone ****17%** **21% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **26% Own their home ****97%** **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 Khedegaon? ■ Khedegaon · ■ Kurkheda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973** **956 Working population ****60.4%** **58.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 72.3% for women. 64% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 347 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 264 (35%) 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 - Andhali1,359 people - Yengalkheda1,331 people - Ghati1,272 people - Purada1,270 people - Gurnoli1,170 people - Shirpur1,164 people - Nanhi1,147 people - Dadapur1,144 people [All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khedegaon from Gadchiroli?103 km by road - What is the population of Khedegaon?1,232 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khedegaon in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Khedegaon?80.3% (Census 2011)