# Morkhed Village, Digras, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Digras, Yavatmal 

# Morkhed

Morkhed is a village in Digras sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **753 people in 205 households**, the 52nd largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 753people (2011)
- 205households
- 76.4%literacy
- 1,041females per 1,000 males

## Morkhed PIN code and other codes

Morkhed falls in Digras sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDigras
- Census village code542665

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

## How far is Morkhed from nearby towns?

- Digras (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)62 km by road
- Digras (nearest town)11 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 Morkhed?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Morkhed; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Digras
- ○Degree college10+ km · Digras
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pusad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Morkhed known for?

About 74% of the 580 hectares of village land is sown, and 413 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 Morkhed

Of every 100 households in Morkhed in 2011, 50 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Morkhed · ■ Digras rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**72%

Tap water ****53%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**28%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****42%**

**50%

Television ****14%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Morkhed?

■ Morkhed · ■ Digras rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156**

**920

Working population ****60.0%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 70.2% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 142 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (66%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Digras

- Wai882 people
- Sevadas Nagar810 people
- Chinchapatra798 people
- Rahati793 people
- Sevanagar701 people
- Khandapur697 people
- Zirpurwadi689 people
- Belora684 people

[All 80 villages in Digras](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/digras/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Morkhed from Yavatmal?62 km by road
- What is the population of Morkhed?753 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Morkhed in?Yavatmal district (Digras sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Morkhed?76.4% (Census 2011)