# Amgaon Mahal Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/amgaon-mahal/ Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli # Amgaon Mahal Amgaon Mahal is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,491 people in 682 households**, the 9th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%. - 2,491people (2011) - 682households - 73.9%literacy - 942females per 1,000 males ## Amgaon Mahal PIN code and other codes Amgaon Mahal falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChamorshi - Census village code539348 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Amgaon Mahal from nearby towns? - Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)44 km by road - Gadchiroli (nearest town)44 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 Amgaon Mahal? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Amgaon Mahal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chamorshi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Amgaon Mahal known for? About 52% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Amgaon Mahal Of every 100 households in Amgaon Mahal in 2011, 66 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Amgaon Mahal · ■ Chamorshi rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **70% Toilet within the home ****16%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **79% Tap water ****35%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **89% Use banking services ****59%** **74% Television ****19%** **25% Mobile phone ****19%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **33% Own their home ****93%** **91% 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 Amgaon Mahal? ■ Amgaon Mahal · ■ Chamorshi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **75.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **970 Working population ****64.0%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 62.8% for women. 65% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 262 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 478 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 88 (6%) · **■** Marginal 761 (48%) 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 Chamorshi - Lakhamapur Bori3,056 people - Murkhala2,782 people - Ankhoda2,779 people - Illur2,748 people - Navegaon Raiyyatwari2,281 people - Konsari2,116 people - Bhendala2,097 people - Regadi2,072 people [All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Amgaon Mahal from Gadchiroli?44 km by road - What is the population of Amgaon Mahal?2,491 (Census 2011) - Which district is Amgaon Mahal in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Amgaon Mahal?73.9% (Census 2011)