# Ghankheda Village, Jafferabad, Jalna (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Jafferabad, Jalna 

# Ghankheda

Ghankheda is a village in Jafferabad sub-district of Jalna district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,047 people in 209 households**, the 61st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 1,047people (2011)
- 209households
- 76.3%literacy
- 805females per 1,000 males

## Ghankheda PIN code and other codes

Ghankheda falls in Jafferabad sub-district, Jalna district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockJafferabad
- Census village code547437

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

## How far is Ghankheda from nearby towns?

- Jafferabad (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Jalna (district HQ)77 km by road
- Buldana (nearest town)38 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 Ghankheda?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ghankheda; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mahora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jafferabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Ghankheda known for?

About 86% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 352 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 Ghankheda

Of every 100 households in Ghankheda in 2011, 47 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghankheda · ■ Jafferabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**60%

Tap water ****59%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****85%**

**69%

Television ****34%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Ghankheda?

■ Ghankheda · ■ Jafferabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****805**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****576**

**847

Working population ****58.4%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 62.8% for women. 55% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 363 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%)

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 Jafferabad

- Kumbhari1,075 people
- Nimkheda Bk.1,073 people
- Gondhankheda1,072 people
- Sanjol1,070 people
- Dahigaon1,040 people
- Sawasani977 people
- Aland943 people
- Kinhi923 people

[All 101 villages in Jafferabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalna/jafferabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghankheda from Jalna?77 km by road
- What is the population of Ghankheda?1,047 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghankheda in?Jalna district (Jafferabad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghankheda?76.3% (Census 2011)