# Yengalkheda Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/yengalkheda/ Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli # Yengalkheda Yengalkheda is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 289 households**, the 14th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,331people (2011) - 289households - 82.7%literacy - 1,008females per 1,000 males ## Yengalkheda PIN code and other codes Yengalkheda falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKurkheda - Census village code538700 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Yengalkheda from nearby towns? - Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)105 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)44 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 Yengalkheda? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Yengalkheda; 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 · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Yengalkheda known for? About 43% of the 487 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Yengalkheda Of every 100 households in Yengalkheda in 2011, 68 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Yengalkheda · ■ Kurkheda rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **64% Toilet within the home ****30%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **66% Tap water ****2%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **94% Use banking services ****92%** **87% Television ****38%** **20% Mobile phone ****26%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **26% Own their home ****76%** **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 Yengalkheda? ■ Yengalkheda · ■ Kurkheda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **956 Working population ****54.2%** **58.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.0% for men and 75.5% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 365 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 115 (16%) · **■** Marginal 112 (16%) 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 - Talegaon1,543 people - Gothangaon1,485 people - Uradi1,456 people - Andhali1,359 people - Ghati1,272 people - Purada1,270 people - Khedegaon1,232 people - Gurnoli1,170 people [All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Yengalkheda from Gadchiroli?105 km by road - What is the population of Yengalkheda?1,331 (Census 2011) - Which district is Yengalkheda in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Yengalkheda?82.7% (Census 2011)