# Vihirgaon Village, Gondpipri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Gondpipri, Chandrapur 

# Vihirgaon

Vihirgaon is a village in Gondpipri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **543 people in 149 households**, the 51st largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 543people (2011)
- 149households
- 70.5%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Vihirgaon PIN code and other codes

Vihirgaon falls in Gondpipri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGondpipri
- Census village code541889

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

## How far is Vihirgaon from nearby towns?

- Gondpipri (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)61 km by road
- Ballarpur (nearest town)42 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?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Vihirgaon; 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 schoolunder 5 km · Gondpimpri
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gondpimpri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 known for?

About 58% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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

Of every 100 households in Vihirgaon in 2011, 78 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vihirgaon · ■ Gondpipri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**80%

Tap water ****9%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**91%

Use banking services ****89%**

**64%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**48%

Own their home ****95%**

**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?

■ Vihirgaon · ■ Gondpipri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**1006

Working population ****50.1%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 63.7% for women. 63% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (44%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (6%) · **■** Marginal 80 (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 Gondpipri

- Chak Ghadoli628 people
- Ralapeth614 people
- Chak Sukwasi599 people
- Chak Nandgaon576 people
- Ganpur495 people
- Surgaon492 people
- Chak Gojoti474 people
- Nandgaon464 people

[All 97 villages in Gondpipri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/gondpipri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Vihirgaon from Chandrapur?61 km by road
- What is the population of Vihirgaon?543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vihirgaon in?Chandrapur district (Gondpipri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vihirgaon?70.5% (Census 2011)