# Kokewada Village, Sindewahi, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sindewahi, Chandrapur 

# Kokewada

Kokewada is a village in Sindewahi sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **765 people in 210 households**, the 40th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 765people (2011)
- 210households
- 74.0%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Kokewada PIN code and other codes

Kokewada falls in Sindewahi sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSindewahi
- Census village code540973

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

## How far is Kokewada from nearby towns?

- Sindewahi (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)11 km by road
- Mul (nearest town)58 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 Kokewada?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kokewada; 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 school10+ km · Navargaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Navargaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 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 Kokewada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Kokewada

Of every 100 households in Kokewada in 2011, 42 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kokewada · ■ Sindewahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**56%

Tap water ****18%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****8%**

**60%

Television ****6%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**34%

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 Kokewada?

■ Kokewada · ■ Sindewahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1345**

**983

Working population ****59.2%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 67.4% for women. 64% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 88 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (69%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 47 (10%)

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

- Khatgaon950 people
- Pendhari835 people
- Naleshwar772 people
- Chikmara768 people
- Lonkhairi Tukum760 people
- Powana Chak755 people
- Gunjewahi Kotha705 people
- Virwha698 people

[All 115 villages in Sindewahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/sindewahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kokewada from Chandrapur?11 km by road
- What is the population of Kokewada?765 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kokewada in?Chandrapur district (Sindewahi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kokewada?74.0% (Census 2011)