# Gongwada Village, Bhamragad, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Bhamragad, Gadchiroli 

# Gongwada

Gongwada is a village in Bhamragad sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **379 people in 90 households**, the 30th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 379people (2011)
- 90households
- 41.2%literacy
- 1,178females per 1,000 males

## Gongwada PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhamragad
- Census village code539796

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

## How far is Gongwada from nearby towns?

- Bhamragad (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)211 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)211 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 Gongwada?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gongwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Laheri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhamaragad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Gongwada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 12% of the 396 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 hectares are irrigated.

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

## What is the population of Gongwada?

■ Gongwada · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.2%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1178**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**999

Working population ****73.6%**

**58.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.6% for men and 34.3% for women. 71% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 241 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 35 (13%)

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

- Midadapalli395 people
- Vateli391 people
- Kukkametha383 people
- Kelmarra382 people
- Botanfundi364 people
- Mirgurwancha358 people
- Krisnar S333 people
- Palli310 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gongwada from Gadchiroli?211 km by road
- What is the population of Gongwada?379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gongwada in?Gadchiroli district (Bhamragad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gongwada?41.2% (Census 2011)