# Kurandi Chak Village, Armori, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Armori, Gadchiroli 

# Kurandi Chak

Kurandi Chak is a village in Armori sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **294 people in 73 households**, the 70th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 294people (2011)
- 73households
- 73.7%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Kurandi Chak PIN code and other codes

Kurandi Chak falls in Armori sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockArmori
- Census village code538555

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

## How far is Kurandi Chak from nearby towns?

- Armori (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)45 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 Kurandi Chak?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kurandi Chak; 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 school5–10 km · Mohasari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vairaghad
- ○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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Kurandi Chak known for?

About 53% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Kurandi Chak

Of every 100 households in Kurandi Chak in 2011, 57 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurandi Chak · ■ Armori rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**84%

Use banking services ****97%**

**76%

Television ****24%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Kurandi Chak?

■ Kurandi Chak · ■ Armori rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**926

Working population ****65.6%**

**58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 62.5% for women. 68% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 73 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (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 Armori

- Dongar Tamasi313 people
- Thotebodi307 people
- Tultuli305 people
- Kurunza303 people
- Wanarchuwa276 people
- Devipur Kamp265 people
- Lohara265 people
- Mendha258 people

[All 103 villages in Armori](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/armori/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurandi Chak from Gadchiroli?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kurandi Chak?294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurandi Chak in?Gadchiroli district (Armori sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kurandi Chak?73.7% (Census 2011)