# Hemalkasa Village, Bhamragad, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/bhamragad/hemalkasa/ Village · Bhamragad, Gadchiroli # Hemalkasa Hemalkasa is a village in Bhamragad sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,393 people in 211 households**, the 3rd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 1,393people (2011) - 211households - 74.0%literacy - 843females per 1,000 males ## Hemalkasa PIN code and other codes Hemalkasa falls in Bhamragad sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBhamragad - Census village code539752 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hemalkasa from nearby towns? - Bhamragad (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)185 km by road - Gadchiroli (nearest town)185 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 Hemalkasa? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Hemalkasa; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bhamargad - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhamargad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand 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 Hemalkasa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 22% of the 848 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Hemalkasa Of every 100 households in Hemalkasa in 2011, 60 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hemalkasa · ■ Bhamragad rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **19% Toilet within the home ****35%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **85% Tap water ****29%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **93% Use banking services ****100%** **90% Television ****36%** **10% Mobile phone ****36%** **11% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****11%** **35% Own their home ****68%** **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 Hemalkasa? ■ Hemalkasa · ■ Bhamragad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **54.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **999 Working population ****38.8%** **58.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 63.4% for women. 37% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 218 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (16%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 129 (24%) · **■** Marginal 101 (19%) 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 - Bhamaragad4,046 people - Tadgaon1,472 people - Laheri1,372 people - Yechali S1,306 people - Manne Rajaram1,244 people - Kothi S1,098 people [All 128 villages in Bhamragad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/bhamragad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hemalkasa from Gadchiroli?185 km by road - What is the population of Hemalkasa?1,393 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hemalkasa in?Gadchiroli district (Bhamragad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Hemalkasa?74.0% (Census 2011)