# Gaurkheda Village, Arvi, Wardha (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Arvi, Wardha 

# Gaurkheda

Gaurkheda is a village in Arvi sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **472 people in 123 households**, the 67th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 472people (2011)
- 123households
- 71.5%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Gaurkheda PIN code and other codes

Gaurkheda falls in Arvi sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockArvi
- Census village code533819

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

## How far is Gaurkheda from nearby towns?

- Arvi (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Wardha (district HQ)65 km by road
- Arvi (nearest town)28 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 Gaurkheda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gaurkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nagapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arvi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Gaurkheda known for?

Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 31% of the 649 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Gaurkheda

Of every 100 households in Gaurkheda in 2011, 32 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaurkheda · ■ Arvi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**57%

Tap water ****98%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****44%**

**65%

Television ****7%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Gaurkheda?

■ Gaurkheda · ■ Arvi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**929

Working population ****68.4%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 60.6% for women. 73% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 33 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (59%) · **■** Other work 24 (7%) · **■** Marginal 76 (24%)

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 Arvi

- Sarkaspur541 people
- Chandani520 people
- Pimpalgaon502 people
- Kawadi488 people
- Rajapur469 people
- Karmabad468 people
- Partoda459 people
- Natala452 people

[All 220 villages in Arvi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/arvi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaurkheda from Wardha?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gaurkheda?472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaurkheda in?Wardha district (Arvi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gaurkheda?71.5% (Census 2011)