# Arewada Village, Bhamragad, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Bhamragad, Gadchiroli 

# Arewada

Arewada is a village in Bhamragad sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **728 people in 181 households**, the 10th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 728people (2011)
- 181households
- 66.3%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Arewada PIN code and other codes

Arewada falls in Bhamragad sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhamragad
- Census village code539741

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

## How far is Arewada from nearby towns?

- Bhamragad (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)186 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)186 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 Arewada?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Arewada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhamargad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhamargad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 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 Arewada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 17% of the 1,111 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Arewada

Of every 100 households in Arewada in 2011, 25 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Arewada · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**93%

Use banking services ****95%**

**90%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Arewada?

■ Arewada · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**999

Working population ****58.4%**

**58.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 57.0% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 85 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 301 (71%) · **■** Other work 28 (7%) · **■** Marginal 11 (3%)

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 Bhamragad

- Manne Rajaram1,244 people
- Kothi S1,098 people
- Brahmanpalli1,074 people
- Chichoda931 people
- Bhatpar723 people
- Kiyar643 people
- Mallampodhur638 people
- Dhodraj589 people

[All 128 villages in Bhamragad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/bhamragad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Arewada from Gadchiroli?186 km by road
- What is the population of Arewada?728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arewada in?Gadchiroli district (Bhamragad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Arewada?66.3% (Census 2011)