# Garkhede Village, Dharangaon, Jalgaon (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dharangaon, Jalgaon 

# Garkhede

Garkhede is a village in Dharangaon sub-district of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,351 people in 282 households**, the 39th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 1,351people (2011)
- 282households
- 72.3%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Garkhede PIN code and other codes

Garkhede falls in Dharangaon sub-district, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDharangaon
- Census village code527382

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

## How far is Garkhede from nearby towns?

- Dharangaon (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jalgaon (district HQ)36 km by road
- Dharangaon (nearest town)5 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 Garkhede?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Garkhede; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dharangaon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dharangaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalgaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Garkhede known for?

About 89% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Garkhede

Of every 100 households in Garkhede in 2011, 94 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garkhede · ■ Dharangaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**83%

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

**24%

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

**66%

Tap water ****65%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**70%

Use banking services ****22%**

**48%

Television ****33%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**38%

Own their home ****90%**

**84%

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 Garkhede?

■ Garkhede · ■ Dharangaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**801

Working population ****50.0%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 62.1% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 100 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 555 (82%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Dharangaon

- Anjan Vihire1,414 people
- Tahakali Kh.1,398 people
- Vanjari Bk.1,394 people
- Kandari Bk.1,370 people
- Musai Kh.1,336 people
- Kalyane Hol1,291 people
- Pimpale Sim1,290 people
- Chavalkhede1,193 people

[All 89 villages in Dharangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalgaon/dharangaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garkhede from Jalgaon?36 km by road
- What is the population of Garkhede?1,351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garkhede in?Jalgaon district (Dharangaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Garkhede?72.3% (Census 2011)