# Ghankhede Village, Bodvad, Jalgaon (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Bodvad, Jalgaon 

# Ghankhede

Ghankhede is a village in Bodvad sub-district of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,214 people in 330 households**, the 27th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,214people (2011)
- 330households
- 83.0%literacy
- 1,037females per 1,000 males

## Ghankhede PIN code and other codes

Ghankhede falls in Bodvad sub-district, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBodvad
- Census village code527097

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

## How far is Ghankhede from nearby towns?

- Bodvad (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jalgaon (district HQ)78 km by road
- Malkapur (nearest town)12 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 Ghankhede?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ghankhede; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bodwad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bodwad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalgaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Ghankhede known for?

About 87% of the 457 hectares of village land is sown, and 379 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 Ghankhede

Of every 100 households in Ghankhede in 2011, 66 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghankhede · ■ Bodvad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**53%

Tap water ****96%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**80%

Use banking services ****46%**

**48%

Television ****28%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**46%

Own their home ****93%**

**90%

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 Ghankhede?

■ Ghankhede · ■ Bodvad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**867

Working population ****59.1%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 74.2% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 217 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 450 (63%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (5%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%)

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 Bodvad

- Dhondkheda1,291 people
- Chinchkhede Seem1,289 people
- Chikhali Bk.1,285 people
- Junone1,270 people
- Hingane1,094 people
- Surwade Kh.1,045 people
- Nimkhede971 people
- Manmodi963 people

[All 53 villages in Bodvad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalgaon/bodvad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghankhede from Jalgaon?78 km by road
- What is the population of Ghankhede?1,214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghankhede in?Jalgaon district (Bodvad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghankhede?83.0% (Census 2011)