# Gandhinagar Village, Korpana, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Korpana, Chandrapur 

# Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar is a village in Korpana sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **811 people in 183 households**, the 43rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 811people (2011)
- 183households
- 78.4%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Gandhinagar PIN code and other codes

Gandhinagar falls in Korpana sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKorpana
- Census village code541587

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

## How far is Gandhinagar from nearby towns?

- Korpana (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Rajura (nearest town)39 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 Gandhinagar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhinagar; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kodsi Bj
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Korpana
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Korpana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Gandhinagar known for?

About 83% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 342 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 Gandhinagar

Of every 100 households in Gandhinagar in 2011, 81 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandhinagar · ■ Korpana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**75%

Use banking services ****66%**

**66%

Television ****42%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**30%

Own their home ****94%**

**87%

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 Gandhinagar?

■ Gandhinagar · ■ Korpana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**949

Working population ****57.2%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 71.0% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (75%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Korpana

- Kodsi Bk.881 people
- Sangoda862 people
- Yergavhan843 people
- Katlabodi835 people
- Gadegaon757 people
- Wanoja745 people
- Tambadi744 people
- Dhamangaon717 people

[All 110 villages in Korpana](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/korpana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gandhinagar from Chandrapur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhinagar?811 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhinagar in?Chandrapur district (Korpana sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhinagar?78.4% (Census 2011)