# Dhorwasa Village, Bhadravati, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Bhadravati, Chandrapur 

# Dhorwasa

Dhorwasa is a village in Bhadravati sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **708 people in 184 households**, the 45th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 708people (2011)
- 184households
- 82.8%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Dhorwasa PIN code and other codes

Dhorwasa falls in Bhadravati sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhadravati
- Census village code541232

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

## How far is Dhorwasa from nearby towns?

- Bhadravati (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Bhadravati (nearest town)10 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 Dhorwasa?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhorwasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gavral
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhadravati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Dhorwasa known for?

About 26% of the 767 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Dhorwasa

Of every 100 households in Dhorwasa in 2011, 88 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhorwasa · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**66%

Tap water ****64%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**74%

Use banking services ****90%**

**78%

Television ****48%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**32%

Own their home ****79%**

**88%

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 Dhorwasa?

■ Dhorwasa · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**936

Working population ****59.7%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 74.9% for women. 65% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (24%) · **■** Marginal 121 (29%)

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 Bhadravati

- Chalbardi783 people
- Panwadala777 people
- Chiradevi756 people
- Goraja729 people
- Naglon708 people
- Takli695 people
- Vislon694 people
- Mangaon692 people

[All 154 villages in Bhadravati](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/bhadravati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhorwasa from Chandrapur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Dhorwasa?708 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhorwasa in?Chandrapur district (Bhadravati sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhorwasa?82.8% (Census 2011)