# Horkad Village, Pusad, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Pusad, Yavatmal 

# Horkad

Horkad is a village in Pusad sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **517 people in 104 households**, the 158th largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 517people (2011)
- 104households
- 86.3%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Horkad PIN code and other codes

Horkad falls in Pusad sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPusad
- Census village code542876

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

## How far is Horkad from nearby towns?

- Pusad (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)130 km by road
- Pusad (nearest town)36 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 Horkad?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Horkad; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Adgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pusad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pusad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Horkad known for?

About 18% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Horkad

Of every 100 households in Horkad in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Horkad · ■ Pusad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****100%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**19%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****48%**

**49%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**47%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Horkad?

■ Horkad · ■ Pusad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**910

Working population ****56.9%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 81.4% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 229 (78%)

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 Pusad

- Belura Kh.564 people
- Hiwalni Kh548 people
- Bori Machchhindar541 people
- Shivaji Nagar534 people
- Housapur503 people
- Chikani489 people
- Manjarjawala469 people
- Shelu Kh.449 people

[All 187 villages in Pusad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/pusad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Horkad from Yavatmal?130 km by road
- What is the population of Horkad?517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Horkad in?Yavatmal district (Pusad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Horkad?86.3% (Census 2011)