# Kukkametha Village, Bhamragad, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Bhamragad, Gadchiroli 

# Kukkametha

Kukkametha is a village in Bhamragad sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **383 people in 84 households**, the 28th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 383people (2011)
- 84households
- 65.2%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Kukkametha PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhamragad
- Census village code539759

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

## How far is Kukkametha from nearby towns?

- Bhamragad (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)206 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)206 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 Kukkametha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kukkametha; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhamargad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhamargad
- ○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 and canal / river
- 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 Kukkametha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 16% of the 711 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Kukkametha

Of every 100 households in Kukkametha in 2011, 36 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kukkametha · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****77%**

**90%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**35%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Kukkametha?

■ Kukkametha · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**999

Working population ****61.4%**

**58.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 53.3% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 212 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 16 (7%)

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

- Dudepalli397 people
- Medpalli395 people
- Midadapalli395 people
- Vateli391 people
- Kelmarra382 people
- Gongwada379 people
- Botanfundi364 people
- Mirgurwancha358 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kukkametha from Gadchiroli?206 km by road
- What is the population of Kukkametha?383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kukkametha in?Gadchiroli district (Bhamragad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kukkametha?65.2% (Census 2011)