# Chorkund Village, Ghatanji, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghatanji, Yavatmal 

# Chorkund

Chorkund is a village in Ghatanji sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **157 people in 33 households**, the 101st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.1%.

- 157people (2011)
- 33households
- 71.3%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Chorkund PIN code and other codes

Chorkund falls in Ghatanji sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGhatanji
- Census village code543338

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

## How far is Chorkund from nearby towns?

- Ghatanji (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)41 km by road
- Ghatanji (nearest town)5 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 Chorkund?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chorkund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghantanji
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghantanji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Chorkund known for?

About 20% of the 643 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Chorkund

Of every 100 households in Chorkund in 2011, 67 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chorkund · ■ Ghatanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**65%

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

**17%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**22%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****61%**

**59%

Television ****30%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**46%

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 Chorkund?

■ Chorkund · ■ Ghatanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**80.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**892

Working population ****49.0%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 62.7% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (49%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Ghatanji

- Thanegaon258 people
- Chincholi241 people
- Lingapur229 people
- Kondjai210 people
- Lingi143 people
- Lavhana121 people
- Khadki101 people
- Kapsi63 people

[All 120 villages in Ghatanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ghatanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chorkund from Yavatmal?41 km by road
- What is the population of Chorkund?157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chorkund in?Yavatmal district (Ghatanji sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chorkund?71.3% (Census 2011)