# Vihirgaon Village, Sawali, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/sawali/vihirgaon/ Village · Sawali, Chandrapur # Vihirgaon Vihirgaon is a village in Sawali sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,385 people in 353 households**, the 28th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,385people (2011) - 353households - 72.9%literacy - 902females per 1,000 males ## Vihirgaon PIN code and other codes Vihirgaon falls in Sawali sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSawali - Census village code540879 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? - Sawali (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)87 km by road - Mul (nearest town)44 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? 16 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mokhala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 53% of the 809 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 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, 67 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Vihirgaon · ■ Sawali rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **70% Toilet within the home ****25%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **77% Tap water ****34%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **91% Use banking services ****81%** **63% Television ****28%** **19% Mobile phone ****34%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****42%** **45% Own their home ****92%** **94% 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 · ■ Sawali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **997 Working population ****56.8%** **60.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 59.9% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (6%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 89 (11%) · **■** Marginal 487 (62%) 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 Sawali - Chak Piranji1,487 people - Jibgaon1,472 people - Pardi1,419 people - Kisannagar1,395 people - Geora Bk.1,379 people - Meha Bk.1,369 people - Pendhari1,363 people - Chichbodi1,330 people [All 111 villages in Sawali](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/sawali/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Vihirgaon from Chandrapur?87 km by road - What is the population of Vihirgaon?1,385 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vihirgaon in?Chandrapur district (Sawali sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vihirgaon?72.9% (Census 2011)