# Chitekanhar Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Chitekanhar

Chitekanhar is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 64 households**, the 152nd largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 245people (2011)
- 64households
- 62.4%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Chitekanhar PIN code and other codes

Chitekanhar falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539257

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

## How far is Chitekanhar from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)10 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)10 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 Chitekanhar?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Chitekanhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gilgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Chitekanhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 9% of the 519 hectares of village land is sown, and -8 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 Chitekanhar

Of every 100 households in Chitekanhar in 2011, 53 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chitekanhar · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**70%

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

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**25%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****83%**

**74%

Television ****9%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**33%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Chitekanhar?

■ Chitekanhar · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**970

Working population ****76.3%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 51.9% for women. 76% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 7 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (6%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 164 (88%)

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

- Mudholi Tukum275 people
- Somanpur259 people
- Mutnur252 people
- Nachangaon248 people
- Amgaon Chak No.2240 people
- Malkapur239 people
- Kothari229 people
- Ravanpalli225 people

[All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chitekanhar from Gadchiroli?10 km by road
- What is the population of Chitekanhar?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitekanhar in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chitekanhar?62.4% (Census 2011)