# Chichoda Village, Bhamragad, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Bhamragad, Gadchiroli 

# Chichoda

Chichoda is a village in Bhamragad sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **931 people in 127 households**, the 9th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 931people (2011)
- 127households
- 71.8%literacy
- 829females per 1,000 males

## Chichoda PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhamragad
- Census village code539777

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

## How far is Chichoda from nearby towns?

- Bhamragad (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)229 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)229 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 Chichoda?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Chichoda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhamaragad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhamaragad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhamaragad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chichoda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 10% of the 900 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Chichoda

Of every 100 households in Chichoda in 2011, 24 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chichoda · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****21%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****8%**

**35%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Chichoda?

■ Chichoda · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****829**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**999

Working population ****34.8%**

**58.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 66.3% for women. 33% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 246 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (5%) · **■** Other work 56 (17%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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

- Yechali S1,306 people
- Manne Rajaram1,244 people
- Kothi S1,098 people
- Brahmanpalli1,074 people
- Arewada728 people
- Bhatpar723 people
- Kiyar643 people
- Mallampodhur638 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chichoda from Gadchiroli?229 km by road
- What is the population of Chichoda?931 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chichoda in?Gadchiroli district (Bhamragad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chichoda?71.8% (Census 2011)