# Varkhede Kh. Village, Chalisgaon, Jalgaon (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chalisgaon, Jalgaon 

# Varkhede Kh.

Varkhede Kh. is a village in Chalisgaon sub-district of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **798 people in 157 households**, the 123rd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.7%.

- 798people (2011)
- 157households
- 66.9%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Varkhede Kh. PIN code and other codes

Varkhede Kh. falls in Chalisgaon sub-district, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChalisgaon
- Census village code527819

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

## How far is Varkhede Kh. from nearby towns?

- Chalisgaon (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Jalgaon (district HQ)114 km by road
- Chalisgaon (nearest town)26 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 Varkhede Kh.?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Varkhede Kh.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pilakhod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chalisgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chalisgaon
- ○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 watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Varkhede Kh. known for?

About 71% of the 520 hectares of village land is sown, and 274 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 Varkhede Kh.

Of every 100 households in Varkhede Kh. in 2011, 50 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Varkhede Kh. · ■ Chalisgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**71%

Tap water ****87%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**52%

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

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**77%

Use banking services ****22%**

**49%

Television ****24%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**38%

Own their home ****95%**

**89%

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 Varkhede Kh.?

■ Varkhede Kh. · ■ Chalisgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**71.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**837

Working population ****55.4%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 55.6% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (45%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (8%) · **■** Marginal 121 (27%)

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 Chalisgaon

- Odhare867 people
- Ramnagar865 people
- Chambhardi Bk.840 people
- Songaon836 people
- Kakadane778 people
- Tambole Kh.750 people
- Jawale742 people
- Tekwade Kh.727 people

[All 142 villages in Chalisgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalgaon/chalisgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Varkhede Kh. from Jalgaon?114 km by road
- What is the population of Varkhede Kh.?798 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varkhede Kh. in?Jalgaon district (Chalisgaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Varkhede Kh.?66.9% (Census 2011)