# Khamkhurra Village, Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra)

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Village · Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya 

# Khamkhurra

Khamkhurra is a village in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,899 people in 453 households**, the 20th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 1,899people (2011)
- 453households
- 80.1%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Khamkhurra PIN code and other codes

Khamkhurra falls in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockArjuni Morgaon
- Census village code538313

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

## How far is Khamkhurra from nearby towns?

- Arjuni Morgaon (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gondiya (district HQ)90 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)18 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 Khamkhurra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Khamkhurra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Mahagaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Arjuni Mor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gondiya
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Khamkhurra known for?

About 77% of the 623 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Khamkhurra

Of every 100 households in Khamkhurra in 2011, 90 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khamkhurra · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**40%

Tap water ****16%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**86%

Use banking services ****86%**

**74%

Television ****24%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**21%

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 Khamkhurra?

■ Khamkhurra · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**937

Working population ****63.9%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 71.8% for women. 66% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (3%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (3%) · **■** Marginal 971 (80%)

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 Arjuni Morgaon

- Gothangaon2,023 people
- Morgaon2,020 people
- Navnitpur1,916 people
- Bakati1,910 people
- Kaneri1,873 people
- Zarpada1,868 people
- Dewalgaon1,852 people
- Yerandi1,816 people

[All 159 villages in Arjuni Morgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khamkhurra from Gondiya?90 km by road
- What is the population of Khamkhurra?1,899 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khamkhurra in?Gondiya district (Arjuni Morgaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khamkhurra?80.1% (Census 2011)
