# Khed Village, Lohara, Osmanabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Lohara, Osmanabad 

# Khed

Khed is a village in Lohara sub-district of Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,035 people in 704 households**, the 11th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 3,035people (2011)
- 704households
- 73.4%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Khed PIN code and other codes

Khed falls in Lohara sub-district, Osmanabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLohara
- Census village code561642

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

## How far is Khed from nearby towns?

- Lohara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Osmanabad (district HQ)60 km by road
- Osmanabad (nearest town)60 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?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Khed; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●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 · Makani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Makani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Oamanabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Khed known for?

Products made here include jaggery and wooden instrumnets. About 82% of the 1,391 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,049 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

Of every 100 households in Khed in 2011, 57 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Khed · ■ Lohara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**43%

Tap water ****53%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****41%**

**63%

Television ****13%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Khed?

■ Khed · ■ Lohara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**897

Working population ****56.7%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 67.5% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 399 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 835 (49%) · **■** Household industry 88 (5%) · **■** Other work 100 (6%) · **■** Marginal 299 (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 Lohara

- Kanegaon5,659 people
- Tawshigad4,257 people
- Dhanori3,882 people
- Bhatangali3,114 people
- Holi2,947 people
- Toramba2,866 people
- Nagur2,735 people
- Hippargarava2,566 people

[All 47 villages in Lohara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/lohara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Khed from Osmanabad?60 km by road
- What is the population of Khed?3,035 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khed in?Osmanabad district (Lohara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khed?73.4% (Census 2011)
