# Gurja Bk Village, Aheri, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/aheri/gurja-bk/

Village · Aheri, Gadchiroli 

# Gurja Bk

Gurja Bk is a village in Aheri sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **223 people in 39 households**, the 112th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 223people (2011)
- 39households
- 53.1%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Gurja Bk PIN code and other codes

Gurja Bk falls in Aheri sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAheri
- Census village code539879

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

## How far is Gurja Bk from nearby towns?

- Aheri (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)141 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)141 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 Gurja Bk?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gurja Bk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Perimili
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aheri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Gurja Bk known for?

About 4% of the 1,219 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Gurja Bk

Of every 100 households in Gurja Bk in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurja Bk · ■ Aheri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****100%**

**77%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Gurja Bk?

■ Gurja Bk · ■ Aheri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**950

Working population ****66.8%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 42.9% for women. 65% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (9%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 126 (85%)

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 Aheri

- Singampeth233 people
- Sakangatta231 people
- Rengulwahi229 people
- Karancha S226 people
- Kachler214 people
- Welgurtola214 people
- Medpalli213 people
- Mailaram211 people

[All 183 villages in Aheri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/aheri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gurja Bk from Gadchiroli?141 km by road
- What is the population of Gurja Bk?223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurja Bk in?Gadchiroli district (Aheri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gurja Bk?53.1% (Census 2011)