# Welgur S Village, Aheri, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Aheri, Gadchiroli 

# Welgur S

Welgur S is a village in Aheri sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,775 people in 431 households**, the 11th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 1,775people (2011)
- 431households
- 65.6%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Welgur S PIN code and other codes

Welgur S falls in Aheri sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAheri
- Census village code539824

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

## How far is Welgur S from nearby towns?

- Aheri (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)120 km by road
- Ballarpur (nearest town)122 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 Welgur S?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Welgur S; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Alapalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Welgur S known for?

About 30% of the 646 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Welgur S

Of every 100 households in Welgur S in 2011, 66 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Welgur S · ■ Aheri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**22%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****82%**

**77%

Television ****13%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**44%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Welgur S?

■ Welgur S · ■ Aheri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**950

Working population ****51.9%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 53.1% for women. 57% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 65 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (30%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 177 (19%) · **■** Marginal 393 (43%)

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

- Devalmari S2,203 people
- Indaram S1,991 people
- Jimmalgatta S1,934 people
- Nawegaon1,902 people
- Peta S1,680 people
- Vyankatraopeta M1,520 people
- Mahagaon Bk1,505 people
- Khamancheru1,457 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Welgur S from Gadchiroli?120 km by road
- What is the population of Welgur S?1,775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Welgur S in?Gadchiroli district (Aheri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Welgur S?65.6% (Census 2011)