# Delanwadi Village, Sindewahi, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/sindewahi/delanwadi/ Village · Sindewahi, Chandrapur # Delanwadi Delanwadi is a village in Sindewahi sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,691 people in 544 households**, the 9th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 2,691people (2011) - 544households - 78.3%literacy - 967females per 1,000 males ## Delanwadi PIN code and other codes Delanwadi falls in Sindewahi sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSindewahi - Census village code540982 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Delanwadi from nearby towns? - Sindewahi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)85 km by road - Chandrapur (nearest town)88 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 Delanwadi? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Delanwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Navargaon - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Navargaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 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 Delanwadi known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and vegetables**. About 80% of the 497 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Delanwadi Of every 100 households in Delanwadi in 2011, 72 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Delanwadi · ■ Sindewahi rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **69% Toilet within the home ****36%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **56% Tap water ****0%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **84% Use banking services ****48%** **60% Television ****21%** **24% Mobile phone ****34%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **34% Own their home ****94%** **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 Delanwadi? ■ Delanwadi · ■ Sindewahi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **983 Working population ****52.5%** **56.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 71.3% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 305 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 422 (30%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 106 (8%) · **■** Marginal 567 (40%) 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 Sindewahi - Lonwahi3,523 people - Shivni3,301 people - Wasera3,014 people - Mohadi2,731 people - Petgaon2,662 people - Gunjewahi M.N.12,247 people - Saradpar2,233 people - Antargaon2,040 people [All 115 villages in Sindewahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/sindewahi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Delanwadi from Chandrapur?85 km by road - What is the population of Delanwadi?2,691 (Census 2011) - Which district is Delanwadi in?Chandrapur district (Sindewahi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Delanwadi?78.3% (Census 2011)