# Garkheda Village, Bhokardan, Jalna (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhokardan, Jalna 

# Garkheda

Garkheda is a village in Bhokardan sub-district of Jalna district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **858 people in 166 households**, the 124th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 858people (2011)
- 166households
- 74.0%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Garkheda PIN code and other codes

Garkheda falls in Bhokardan sub-district, Jalna district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhokardan
- Census village code547357

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

## How far is Garkheda from nearby towns?

- Bhokardan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jalna (district HQ)45 km by road
- Bhokardan (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 Garkheda?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Garkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhokardan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhokardan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhokardan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Garkheda known for?

About 94% of the 635 hectares of village land is sown, and 571 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 Garkheda

Of every 100 households in Garkheda in 2011, 49 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garkheda · ■ Bhokardan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**67%

Tap water ****90%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**65%

Television ****37%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Garkheda?

■ Garkheda · ■ Bhokardan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**866

Working population ****54.5%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 58.4% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 314 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Bhokardan

- Ekephal941 people
- Belura909 people
- Pimpalgaon sutar879 people
- Deulgaon861 people
- Tadkalas842 people
- Wadi Kh834 people
- Kshirsagar828 people
- Samarth Nagar828 people

[All 158 villages in Bhokardan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalna/bhokardan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garkheda from Jalna?45 km by road
- What is the population of Garkheda?858 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garkheda in?Jalna district (Bhokardan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Garkheda?74.0% (Census 2011)