# Khed-digar Village, Shahade, Nandurbar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shahade, Nandurbar 

# Khed-digar

Khed-digar is a village in Shahade sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,989 people in 526 households**, the 29th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 2,989people (2011)
- 526households
- 66.1%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Khed-digar PIN code and other codes

Khed-digar falls in Shahade sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahade
- Census village code525496

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

## How far is Khed-digar from nearby towns?

- Shahade (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)48 km by road
- Khetiya (nearest town)1 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 Khed-digar?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Khed-digar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahade
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nandurbar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Khed-digar known for?

About 92% of the 556 hectares of village land is sown, and 410 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 Khed-digar

Of every 100 households in Khed-digar in 2011, 56 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Khed-digar · ■ Shahade rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**71%

Tap water ****88%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**81%

Use banking services ****30%**

**32%

Television ****39%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**52%

Own their home ****81%**

**92%

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 Khed-digar?

■ Khed-digar · ■ Shahade rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**941

Working population ****39.6%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 58.5% for women. 47% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 565 (48%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 350 (30%) · **■** Marginal 205 (17%)

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 Shahade

- Langadi-bhavani3,164 people
- Asalod3,125 people
- Sulwade3,063 people
- Kukdel3,050 people
- Nagziri2,970 people
- Bramhanpuri2,941 people
- Ranipur2,940 people
- Raikhed2,880 people

[All 184 villages in Shahade](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/shahade/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khed-digar from Nandurbar?48 km by road
- What is the population of Khed-digar?2,989 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khed-digar in?Nandurbar district (Shahade sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khed-digar?66.1% (Census 2011)
