# Shiwankheda Bk. Village, Chakur, Latur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/chakur/shiwankheda-bk/ Village · Chakur, Latur # Shiwankheda Bk. Shiwankheda Bk. is a village in Chakur sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,377 people in 674 households**, the 11th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.6%. - 3,377people (2011) - 674households - 77.2%literacy - 912females per 1,000 males ## Shiwankheda Bk. PIN code and other codes Shiwankheda Bk. falls in Chakur sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChakur - Census village code560480 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shiwankheda Bk. from nearby towns? - Chakur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Latur (district HQ)22 km by road - Latur (nearest town)22 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 Shiwankheda Bk.? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Shiwankheda Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Talegaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Talegaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chakur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Shiwankheda Bk. known for? About 99% of the 1,237 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,170 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 Shiwankheda Bk. Of every 100 households in Shiwankheda Bk. in 2011, 94 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shiwankheda Bk. · ■ Chakur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **80% Toilet within the home ****13%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **78% Tap water ****75%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **89% Use banking services ****83%** **66% Television ****45%** **32% Mobile phone ****62%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **31% Own their home ****98%** **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 Shiwankheda Bk.? ■ Shiwankheda Bk. · ■ Chakur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **76.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779** **893 Working population ****46.8%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 69.9% for women. 54% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 893 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 448 (28%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (8%) · **■** Marginal 100 (6%) 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 Chakur - Gharni4,775 people - Ashta4,039 people - Zari Bk3,624 people - Rohina3,604 people - Atola3,178 people - Anjansoda Bk.3,160 people - Bothi3,119 people - Jathala2,903 people [All 85 villages in Chakur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/chakur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shiwankheda Bk. from Latur?22 km by road - What is the population of Shiwankheda Bk.?3,377 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shiwankheda Bk. in?Latur district (Chakur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shiwankheda Bk.?77.2% (Census 2011)