# Tumkheda Bk. Village, Goregaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/goregaon/tumkheda-bk/ Village · Goregaon, Gondiya # Tumkheda Bk. Tumkheda Bk. is a village in Goregaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,686 people in 580 households**, the 8th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 2,686people (2011) - 580households - 84.3%literacy - 1,013females per 1,000 males ## Tumkheda Bk. PIN code and other codes Tumkheda Bk. falls in Goregaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGoregaon - Census village code537644 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tumkheda Bk. from nearby towns? - Goregaon (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)8 km by road - Gondiya (nearest town)8 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 Tumkheda Bk.? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Tumkheda Bk.; 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 · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Goregaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Goregaon - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gondiya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Tumkheda Bk. known for? About 69% of the 550 hectares of village land is sown, and 333 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 Tumkheda Bk. Of every 100 households in Tumkheda Bk. in 2011, 60 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Tumkheda Bk. · ■ Goregaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **81% Toilet within the home ****29%** **54% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **45% Tap water ****2%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **93% Use banking services ****44%** **70% Television ****35%** **32% Mobile phone ****32%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **16% Own their home ****94%** **96% 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 Tumkheda Bk.? ■ Tumkheda Bk. · ■ Goregaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1101** **967 Working population ****46.0%** **51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 77.4% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 115 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (12%) · **■** Household industry 33 (3%) · **■** Other work 448 (36%) · **■** Marginal 490 (40%) 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 Goregaon - Pathari3,082 people - Mundipar3,052 people - Bhadanga3,047 people - Soni2,913 people - Hirdamali2,649 people - Katangi2,643 people - Gankhaira2,642 people - Hirapur2,614 people [All 99 villages in Goregaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/goregaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tumkheda Bk. from Gondiya?8 km by road - What is the population of Tumkheda Bk.?2,686 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tumkheda Bk. in?Gondiya district (Goregaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Tumkheda Bk.?84.3% (Census 2011)