Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli # Chapalwada Chapalwada is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 929 people in 235 households, the 64th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%. - 929 people (2011) - 235 households - 74.6% literacy - 981 females per 1,000 males ## Chapalwada PIN code and other codes Chapalwada falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Chamorshi - Census village code 539396 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chapalwada from nearby towns? - Chamorshi (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ) 62 km by road - Gadchiroli (nearest town) 62 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chapalwada? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chapalwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Ghot - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chamorshi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chapalwada known for? The main crops are paddy. About 71% of the 194 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chapalwada Of every 100 households in Chapalwada in 2011, 66 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chapalwada · ■ Chamorshi rural average - Electricity for lighting 66% 70% - Toilet within the home 20% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 79% - Tap water 0% 14% - Drinking water within premises 6% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 89% - Use banking services 96% 74% - Television 16% 25% - Mobile phone 28% 29% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 29% 33% - Own their home 95% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chapalwada? ■ Chapalwada · ■ Chamorshi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.6% 75.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 981 974 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1350 970 - Working population 63.4% 55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 59.9% for women. 66% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 109 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 80 (14%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 32 (5%) · ■ Marginal 360 (61%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chamorshi - Markandadeo 994 people - Ravindrapur 971 people - Bandhona 965 people - Kunghada Mal 958 people - Laxmanpur 929 people - Narendrapur 921 people - Shrinivaspur 917 people - Walsara 910 people All 203 villages in Chamorshi ## Quick answers - How far is Chapalwada from Gadchiroli? 62 km by road - What is the population of Chapalwada? 929 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chapalwada in? Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chapalwada? 74.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/chapalwada/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.