# Gorwat Chak Village, Chimur, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chimur, Chandrapur 

# Gorwat Chak

Gorwat Chak is a village in Chimur sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **658 people in 148 households**, the 77th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 658people (2011)
- 148households
- 72.3%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Gorwat Chak PIN code and other codes

Gorwat Chak falls in Chimur sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChimur
- Census village code540517

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

## How far is Gorwat Chak from nearby towns?

- Chimur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)133 km by road
- Warora (nearest town)90 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 Gorwat Chak?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gorwat Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Neri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chimur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Gorwat Chak known for?

About 58% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Gorwat Chak

Of every 100 households in Gorwat Chak in 2011, 56 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gorwat Chak · ■ Chimur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****32%**

**69%

Television ****0%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Gorwat Chak?

■ Gorwat Chak · ■ Chimur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**960

Working population ****62.9%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 62.3% for women. 66% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (86%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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 Chimur

- Panjarepar675 people
- Kag668 people
- Sonegaon665 people
- Mahalgaon659 people
- Dabaka Heti653 people
- Kotgaon649 people
- Kawathala621 people
- Jawalabodi619 people

[All 259 villages in Chimur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/chimur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorwat Chak from Chandrapur?133 km by road
- What is the population of Gorwat Chak?658 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorwat Chak in?Chandrapur district (Chimur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gorwat Chak?72.3% (Census 2011)