# Amkhed Village, Malegaon, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/malegaon/amkhed/ Village · Malegaon, Washim # Amkhed Amkhed is a village in Malegaon sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,313 people in 294 households**, the 43rd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 1,313people (2011) - 294households - 78.9%literacy - 895females per 1,000 males ## Amkhed PIN code and other codes Amkhed falls in Malegaon sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMalegaon - Census village code530641 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amkhed from nearby towns? - Malegaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Washim (district HQ)32 km by road - Washim (nearest town)32 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 Amkhed? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Amkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Malegaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malegaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Amkhed known for? About 93% of the 701 hectares of village land is sown, and 548 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 Amkhed Of every 100 households in Amkhed in 2011, 53 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Amkhed · ■ Malegaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **75% Toilet within the home ****67%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **76% Tap water ****2%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **90% Use banking services ****80%** **59% Television ****26%** **35% Mobile phone ****45%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **35% Own their home ****90%** **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 Amkhed? ■ Amkhed · ■ Malegaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810** **839 Working population ****31.0%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 69.6% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 78 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 299 (73%) · **■** Other work 28 (7%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%) 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 Malegaon - Sirsala1,400 people - Musalwadi1,389 people - Masala Kh.1,371 people - Shelgaon Bondade1,341 people - Deothana Khamb1,272 people - Pangridhan Kute1,266 people - Jamkhed1,265 people - Kurala1,237 people [All 122 villages in Malegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/malegaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Amkhed from Washim?32 km by road - What is the population of Amkhed?1,313 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amkhed in?Washim district (Malegaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Amkhed?78.9% (Census 2011)