# Valkhed Village, Dindori, Nashik (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/dindori/valkhed/ Village · Dindori, Nashik # Valkhed Valkhed is a village in Dindori sub-district of Nashik district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,842 people in 377 households**, the 59th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%. - 1,842people (2011) - 377households - 83.3%literacy - 941females per 1,000 males ## Valkhed PIN code and other codes Valkhed falls in Dindori sub-district, Nashik district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDindori - Census village code550641 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valkhed from nearby towns? - Dindori (sub-district HQ)3 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 Valkhed? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Valkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dindori - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dindori - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dindori - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Valkhed known for? The main crops are **grapes**. About 86% of the 640 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Valkhed Of every 100 households in Valkhed in 2011, 80 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Valkhed · ■ Dindori rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **65% Toilet within the home ****45%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **55% Tap water ****52%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **66% Use banking services ****58%** **58% Television ****49%** **39% Mobile phone ****64%** **54% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****24%** **30% Own their home ****78%** **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 Valkhed? ■ Valkhed · ■ Dindori rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%** **77.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **905 Working population ****47.0%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 74.6% for women. 56% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 284 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 441 (51%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 100 (12%) · **■** Marginal 32 (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 - Jalkhed1,930 people - Maledumala1,919 people - Pimpri Anchala1,911 people - Bhatode1,885 people - Tilloli1,820 people - Pandane1,779 people - Ozarkhed1,777 people - Mahaje1,769 people [All 158 villages in Dindori](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/dindori/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Valkhed from Nashik?29 km by road - What is the population of Valkhed?1,842 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valkhed in?Nashik district (Dindori sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Valkhed?83.3% (Census 2011)