# Awankhed Village, Dindori, Nashik (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/dindori/awankhed/ Village · Dindori, Nashik # Awankhed Awankhed is a village in Dindori sub-district of Nashik district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,810 people in 518 households**, the 25th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%. - 2,810people (2011) - 518households - 79.1%literacy - 958females per 1,000 males ## Awankhed PIN code and other codes Awankhed falls in Dindori sub-district, Nashik district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDindori - Census village code550640 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Awankhed from nearby towns? - Dindori (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Nashik (district HQ)29 km by road - Nashik (nearest town)29 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 Awankhed? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Awankhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dindori - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dindori - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dindori - ○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 library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Awankhed known for? The main crops are **grapes**. Products made here include maskra and cloth. About 78% of the 1,219 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 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 Awankhed Of every 100 households in Awankhed in 2011, 83 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Awankhed · ■ Dindori rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **65% Toilet within the home ****36%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **55% Tap water ****0%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **66% Use banking services ****75%** **58% Television ****59%** **39% Mobile phone ****74%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****55%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **6% None of these assets ****13%** **30% Own their home ****88%** **88% 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 Awankhed? ■ Awankhed · ■ Dindori rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%** **77.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **905 Working population ****57.5%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 70.9% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,033 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 394 (24%) · **■** Household industry 59 (4%) · **■** Other work 62 (4%) · **■** Marginal 69 (4%) 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 Dindori - Dhakambe2,890 people - Jaulakedindori2,880 people - Rawalgaon2,860 people - Madakijamb2,850 people - Talegaon Dindori2,761 people - Ambedindori2,756 people - Jopul2,711 people - Pade2,700 people [All 158 villages in Dindori](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/dindori/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Awankhed from Nashik?29 km by road - What is the population of Awankhed?2,810 (Census 2011) - Which district is Awankhed in?Nashik district (Dindori sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Awankhed?79.1% (Census 2011)