Village · Malegaon, Washim
# Jamkhed

Jamkhed is a village in Malegaon sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,265 people in 286 households, the 46th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.
- 1,265 people (2011)
- 286 households
- 77.1% literacy
- 925 females per 1,000 males

## Jamkhed PIN code and other codes

Jamkhed falls in Malegaon sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Malegaon
- Census village code 530630

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jamkhed from nearby towns?
- Malegaon (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Washim (district HQ) 33 km by road
- Washim (nearest town) 33 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jamkhed?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jamkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jaulka
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Malegaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Washim
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jamkhed known for?

About 78% of the 830 hectares of village land is sown, and 622 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jamkhed

Of every 100 households in Jamkhed in 2011, 79 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamkhed · ■ Malegaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 79% 75%
- Toilet within the home 21% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 79% 76%
- Tap water 99% 33%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 9% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 90%
- Use banking services 59% 59%
- Television 38% 35%
- Mobile phone 43% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 35%
- Own their home 91% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jamkhed?

■ Jamkhed · ■ Malegaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.1% 82.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 925 928
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 828 839
- Working population 49.5% 50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 65.1% for women. 55% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 174 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 380 (61%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 40 (6%) · ■ Marginal 26 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Malegaon
- Shelgaon Bondade 1,341 people
- Amkhed 1,313 people
- Deothana Khamb 1,272 people
- Pangridhan Kute 1,266 people
- Kurala 1,237 people
- Waghi Bk. 1,227 people
- Khadaki Izara 1,212 people
- Bhaurad 1,207 people

All 122 villages in Malegaon

## Quick answers
- How far is Jamkhed from Washim? 33 km by road
- What is the population of Jamkhed? 1,265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamkhed in? Washim district (Malegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Jamkhed? 77.1% (Census 2011)

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