# Khamancheru Village, Aheri, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/aheri/khamancheru/ Village · Aheri, Gadchiroli # Khamancheru Khamancheru is a village in Aheri sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,457 people in 291 households**, the 15th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 1,457people (2011) - 291households - 73.5%literacy - 1,309females per 1,000 males ## Khamancheru PIN code and other codes Khamancheru falls in Aheri sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAheri - Census village code539836 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khamancheru from nearby towns? - Aheri (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)106 km by road - Gadchiroli (nearest town)106 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 Khamancheru? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Khamancheru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Aheri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Khamancheru known for? About 50% of the 467 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Khamancheru Of every 100 households in Khamancheru in 2011, 46 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Khamancheru · ■ Aheri rural average Electricity for lighting ****46%** **48% Toilet within the home ****15%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **90% Use banking services ****57%** **77% Television ****10%** **20% Mobile phone ****16%** **26% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****45%** **44% Own their home ****95%** **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 Khamancheru? ■ Khamancheru · ■ Aheri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1309** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **950 Working population ****51.9%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 72.5% for women. 59% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 200 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (33%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (7%) · **■** Marginal 245 (32%) 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 - Welgur S1,775 people - Peta S1,680 people - Vyankatraopeta M1,520 people - Mahagaon Bk1,505 people - Rajpur Patch1,419 people - Mahagaon Kh1,418 people - Bori1,400 people - Damrancha1,394 people [All 183 villages in Aheri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/aheri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Khamancheru from Gadchiroli?106 km by road - What is the population of Khamancheru?1,457 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khamancheru in?Gadchiroli district (Aheri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Khamancheru?73.5% (Census 2011)