Democracy without choice: how unopposed Maharashtra rural polls silence dissent
Reported by The Hindu.
Hatkheda observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
By population, Hatkheda ranks #26 of 137 villages in Bhatkuli mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
हातखेडा हे महाराष्ट्रच्या अमरावती जिल्ह्यातील भातकुली तालुकामधील 1,137 लोकसंख्येचे 280 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे भातकुली तालुकामधील 137 गावांत 26वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 80% आहे, तालुका सरासरी 79% पेक्षा 1 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 991 स्त्रिया. हे अमरावती जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 6 किमी, जवळचे शहर Walgaonपासून 12 किमी, Walgaon रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 12 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 444801 आहे, Walgaon पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 532759 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Government Hospital, Nirul Gangamai, 5 किमी अंतरावर. गाव Badnera विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Ravi Gangadhar Rana. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 1,341, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
ग्रामपंचायत: Hatkheda →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Looking for a different Hatkheda? 2 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Hatkheda →
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Reported by The Hindu.
Reported by India Today.
Reported by India Today.
No people on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first peopleNo jobs on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first jobRecent reporting about this district and state, from the press. Headlines link to the publisher.
No photos on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first photoAnswers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.