# Kherda Bk. Village, Karanja, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/kherda-bk/ Village · Karanja, Washim # Kherda Bk. Kherda Bk. is a village in Karanja sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,774 people in 427 households**, the 17th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 1,774people (2011) - 427households - 84.0%literacy - 984females per 1,000 males ## Kherda Bk. PIN code and other codes Kherda Bk. falls in Karanja sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKaranja - Census village code530849 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kherda Bk. from nearby towns? - Karanja (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Washim (district HQ)82 km by road - Karanja (nearest town)14 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 Kherda Bk.? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kherda Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karanja - ○Degree college10+ km · Mangrulpir - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karanja - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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)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 Kherda Bk. known for? About 85% of the 822 hectares of village land is sown, and 629 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 Kherda Bk. Of every 100 households in Kherda Bk. in 2011, 74 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kherda Bk. · ■ Karanja rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **76% Toilet within the home ****25%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **57% Tap water ****35%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **90% Use banking services ****36%** **62% Television ****32%** **34% Mobile phone ****26%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****52%** **42% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Kherda Bk.? ■ Kherda Bk. · ■ Karanja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **926 Working population ****48.9%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 77.7% for women. 58% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 155 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (24%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (6%) · **■** Marginal 444 (51%) 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 Karanja - Sohal1,841 people - Wai Pr.Karanja1,829 people - Wadhavi1,804 people - Bembla1,775 people - Yevta1,773 people - Lohara1,749 people - Pasrani1,511 people - Yawardi1,498 people [All 167 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kherda Bk. from Washim?82 km by road - What is the population of Kherda Bk.?1,774 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kherda Bk. in?Washim district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kherda Bk.?84.0% (Census 2011)