Aanand Khede is a small village in the state of

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. It is located in the Dhule

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Dhule District Dhule district (Marathi pronunciation: ̪ʰuɭeː is a district of Maharashtra, India. The city of Dhule is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is part of North Maharashtra. The Dhule district previously comprised tracts of ...

in Maharashtra.

Location

Khede is located on the National Express Highway 6 ( NH 6) on the river side of panjara. Surat Nagpur national highway no 6.

Demographics

As of 2001

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, Khede had a population of 5,807 with 2,869 males and 2,838 females. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Khede has an average literacy rate of 76.01%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male Literacy is 86.09%, and female literacy is 5.79%. In Khede, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. Khede has an average

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of 18.84% and an average

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of 6.02%. There are total of 977 households in the village and the village border area is spread in the area of 2,384 hectares.

Economy

Khede has a farming economy, traditional crops include

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, Bhuimug, Harbhara, Jowar,

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and

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. Farmers rely on rain water as well as water from rivers for farming needs. Khede farming economy is included in the states income & expenditure accounts. As for budget year 2007-2008 Khede village had accounted for an income of Rs. 1,356,897.50 whereas the total expenditure was Rs. 1,335,400.00.

Administration

Anand Khede has as Village

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for day-to-day administration. The District Zilla Panchayat headquarters is at Dhule and the Block Panchayat is also at Dhule. Khede has State bank of india branch Co-operative bank & agricultural credit societies, non-agricultural credit societies or other credit societies present within the village.

Drinking water facilities

Khede has numerous drinking water facilities which are mainly available through a common tap or a common well. There are three wells, two hand pumps, two electric pumps and five common taps available within the village as drinking water sources.

Education Facilities

Khede has one primary school, one secondary school and one higher secondary school within the village. For all higher education, village students have to go to the bigger cities close by. There are also another 2 government funded childcare and mother-care centers ( Anganwadi) within the village as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program started by the Indian government to combat child hunger and malnutrition in 1975.

Medical Facilities

Khede has 4 private clinics and 2 medical shops present within the village. One government hospital.

Communication Facilities

Khede has a post office but there are no telegraph or telephone facilities within the village. Most inhabitants use mobile telephones to communicate; many cell towers are located in the village.

Transport

Rail

Khede has no railway station of its own, the closest railway station is Dhule which is 15 km from the village.

Road

Khede is National Highway 16 Surat- Amrawati connected by the State Transport Buses that ply between Dhule, Kusumba & Malegaon.

Air

Khede has no airport of its own, the closest airport is at Dhule.

References

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1. Census Of India: 2001: Population for Village Code 00155100

2. Government of India: Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Villages in Dhule taluka Villages in Dhule district