# Vihirgaon Tukum Village, Chimur, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chimur, Chandrapur 

# Vihirgaon Tukum

Vihirgaon Tukum is a village in Chimur sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 108 households**, the 108th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 438people (2011)
- 108households
- 69.2%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Vihirgaon Tukum PIN code and other codes

Vihirgaon Tukum falls in Chimur sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChimur
- Census village code540530

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

## How far is Vihirgaon Tukum from nearby towns?

- Chimur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)115 km by road
- Warora (nearest town)85 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 Vihirgaon Tukum?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Vihirgaon Tukum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Masal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chimur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chimur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Vihirgaon Tukum known for?

About 74% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Vihirgaon Tukum

Of every 100 households in Vihirgaon Tukum in 2011, 63 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vihirgaon Tukum · ■ Chimur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

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

**13%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****48%**

**69%

Television ****12%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Vihirgaon Tukum?

■ Vihirgaon Tukum · ■ Chimur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**960

Working population ****58.2%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 58.4% for women. 64% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (28%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 141 (55%)

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

- Talodhi Tukum470 people
- Harni450 people
- Karbada449 people
- Pethbhansuli447 people
- Hiwara437 people
- Chichghat433 people
- Khatoda430 people
- Kalamgaon426 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Vihirgaon Tukum from Chandrapur?115 km by road
- What is the population of Vihirgaon Tukum?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vihirgaon Tukum in?Chandrapur district (Chimur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vihirgaon Tukum?69.2% (Census 2011)