# Zimela Village, Aheri, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Aheri, Gadchiroli 

# Zimela

Zimela is a village in Aheri sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **459 people in 99 households**, the 66th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 459people (2011)
- 99households
- 66.4%literacy
- 1,068females per 1,000 males

## Zimela PIN code and other codes

Zimela falls in Aheri sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAheri
- Census village code539894

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

## How far is Zimela from nearby towns?

- Aheri (sub-district HQ)20 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 Zimela?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kotepalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aheri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 Zimela known for?

About 10% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and -12 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 Zimela

Of every 100 households in Zimela in 2011, 18 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Zimela · ■ Aheri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**22%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**90%

Use banking services ****92%**

**77%

Television ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****68%**

**44%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Zimela?

■ Zimela · ■ Aheri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**950

Working population ****61.7%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 62.0% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 70 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (71%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%)

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

- Botlacheru468 people
- Khandala467 people
- Kolapalli M461 people
- Mosam461 people
- Talwada456 people
- Dodger434 people
- Arkapalli433 people
- Modumtura S423 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Zimela from Gadchiroli?141 km by road
- What is the population of Zimela?459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Zimela in?Gadchiroli district (Aheri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Zimela?66.4% (Census 2011)