Khede or Mauje Khede (literally meaning "village") is a small village in

Niphad Niphad is the name both of the town and the Taluka headquartered there. It is within the Nashik District of Maharashtra, India. The Marathi name signifies "a place without mountains", and indeed the taluka's topography is fairly level, with hardl ...

Taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...

of Nashik district in Maharashtra State of India. Located on the left bank of Vinita River, Khede is also known for temple of Shri Hinglaj Mata which is the only temple of Higlaja Mata in India and second to main shrine situated in current day Pakistan.

Location

Khede is located 18 km from National Highway 3.

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

birth rate Birth rate, also known as natality, is the total number of live childbirth, human births per 1,000 population for a given period divided by the length of the period in years. The number of live births is normally taken from a universal registr ...

of 18.84% and an average

death rate Mortality rate, or death rate, is a measure of the number of deaths (in general, or due to a specific cause) in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time. Mortality rate is typically expressed in units of d ...

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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cotton Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...

, bhuimug, harbhara, jowar,

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sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

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 and 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

Khede has as Village Gram Panchayat for day-to-day administration. The District Zilla Panchayat headquarters is at

Dhule Dhule is one of the largest cities in Maharashtra, and central region of India. The city located in the Dhule District in the northwestern part of Maharashtra state, India known as West Khandesh. Situated on the banks of Panzara River, Dhule i ...

and the Block Panchayat is also at Dhule. Khede has no commercial banks, co-operative banks, agricultural credit societies, non-agricultural credit societies or other credit societies present within the village.

Commercial facilities

Khede has numerous drinking water facilities which are mainly available through a common tap or a common well. There are 3 wells, 2 hand pumps, 2 electric pumps and 5 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 Anganwadi () is a type of rural child care centre in India. It was started by the Indian government in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program to combat child hunger and malnutrition. ''Anganwadi'' in Hindi means ...

) within the village as part of the

Integrated Child Development Services Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is a government program in India which provides nutritional meals, preschool education, primary healthcare, immunization, health check-up and referral services to children under 6 years of age and thei ...

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. But it lacks a larger government hospital.

Communication facilities

Khede has its own post office but there are no telegraph or telephone facilities within the village.

Recreation and cultural facilities

Khede has no recreational facilities such as cinemas or video halls present within the village. Khede has no cultural facilities such as sports-clubs, stadium or auditorium present within the village.

Transport

Khede has no railway station of its own, the closest railway station is Dhule which is 15 km from the village. Khede is connected by the State Transport Buses that ply between Dhule, Kusumba and Malegaon. 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