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'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
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- LGD code
- 545475
- Pincode
- 431715
- Post office
- Mukhed
- Population
- 1,704
- Households
- 342
- Literacy rate
- 58.1%
- Sex ratio
- 939 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 621
- Distance to district centre
- 74 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 26 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 480 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 188 km
- Nearest railway station
- Karkheli · 40 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Vedant Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kharab Khandgaon compares
By population, Kharab Khandgaon ranks #61 of 135 villages in Mukhed mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.1%
−3.8% vs mandal average
- Kharab Khandgaon
- 58.1%
- Mukhed mandal
- 61.9%
- Nanded district
- 65.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
939
−4 vs mandal average
- Kharab Khandgaon
- 939
- Mukhed mandal
- 943
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kharab Khandgaon
- 5.0
- Mukhed mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kharab Khandgaon at a glance
Kharab Khandgaon is a village of 1,704 people in 342 households (Census 2011) in Mukhed taluka, Nanded district, Maharashtra, the 61st-largest of 135 villages in Mukhed taluka. Literacy is 58%, 4 points below the taluka average of 62% and the sex ratio is 939 women per 1,000 men. It lies 74 km from the Nanded district centre, 16 km from Naigaon, the nearest town, 40 km from Karkheli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 431715, served by Mukhed post office; the LGD village code is 545475. The nearest hospital or health centre is Vedant Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Loha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar. The population is estimated at 2,009 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kharab Khandgaon
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MUKHED
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 634
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 382
- Forest area (ha)
- 64
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kharab Khandgaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kharab Khandgaon
- LGD code
- 545475
- Pincode
- 431715
- Post office
- Mukhed
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,704
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,009
- Households
- 342
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 939
- Literacy rate
- 58.1%
- Coordinates
- 18.74144°N, 77.42346°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Latur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Loha
- Member of Parliament
- Shivaji Kalge
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prataprao Patil Chikhalikar
- Block / Mandal
- Mukhed
Getting there
How to reach Kharab Khandgaon
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai480 kmcapital
- Hyderabad188 km
- Bengaluru642 km
- Chennai699 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKarkheli40 km
- Bus stopMukhed bus Station7 km
- Hospital / PHCVedant Hospital6 km
- ATM / bankBank of Maharashtra, Sagroli Branch34 km
- CollegeMatoshri College42 km
- Police stationPolice station Udgir Rural.50 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)