# Tirkameta Village, Bhamragad, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Bhamragad, Gadchiroli 

# Tirkameta

Tirkameta is a village in Bhamragad sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **83 people in 15 households**, the 87th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%.

- 83people (2011)
- 15households
- 26.2%literacy
- 1,128females per 1,000 males

## Tirkameta PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBhamragad
- Census village code539743

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

## How far is Tirkameta from nearby towns?

- Bhamragad (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)170 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)170 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 Tirkameta?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Tirkameta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Karampalli
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hemakkala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhamargad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhamargad
- ○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 Tirkameta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice milling. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Tirkameta

Of every 100 households in Tirkameta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tirkameta · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

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

**9%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**12%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****7%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Tirkameta?

■ Tirkameta · ■ Bhamragad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.2%**

**54.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1128**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**999

Working population ****42.2%**

**58.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.4% for men and 13.9% for women. 36% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (6%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (6%)

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

- Kuwakodi105 people
- Pokur104 people
- Mardahur96 people
- Kucher90 people
- Kucher80 people
- Murubhusi77 people
- Dobaguda76 people
- Gundenhod75 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Tirkameta from Gadchiroli?170 km by road
- What is the population of Tirkameta?83 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tirkameta in?Gadchiroli district (Bhamragad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Tirkameta?26.2% (Census 2011)