# Motegaon Village, Chimur, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/chimur/motegaon/ Village · Chimur, Chandrapur # Motegaon Motegaon is a village in Chimur sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,304 people in 591 households**, the 12th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%. - 2,304people (2011) - 591households - 73.3%literacy - 906females per 1,000 males ## Motegaon PIN code and other codes Motegaon falls in Chimur sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChimur - Census village code540519 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Motegaon from nearby towns? - Chimur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)120 km by road - Warora (nearest town)71 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 Motegaon? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Motegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Neri - ○Degree college10+ km · Navargaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chimur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Motegaon known for? The main crops are **turmeric, soybean and turmeric**. About 50% of the 749 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Motegaon Of every 100 households in Motegaon in 2011, 66 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Motegaon · ■ Chimur rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **73% Toilet within the home ****17%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **69% Tap water ****0%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **85% Use banking services ****64%** **69% Television ****20%** **27% Mobile phone ****22%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **35% Own their home ****96%** **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 Motegaon? ■ Motegaon · ■ Chimur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **77.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1155** **960 Working population ****61.1%** **56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 64.2% for women. 65% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 169 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,012 (72%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 70 (5%) · **■** Marginal 128 (9%) 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 - Navatala2,493 people - Palasgaon2,481 people - Sawargaon2,350 people - Jambhul Ghat2,305 people - Doma2,298 people - Kajalsar2,112 people - Masal Bk2,078 people - Shirpur2,036 people [All 259 villages in Chimur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/chimur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Motegaon from Chandrapur?120 km by road - What is the population of Motegaon?2,304 (Census 2011) - Which district is Motegaon in?Chandrapur district (Chimur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Motegaon?73.3% (Census 2011)