# Gandhinagar Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **418 people in 115 households**, the 130th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 418people (2011)
- 115households
- 71.4%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Gandhinagar PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539410

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

## How far is Gandhinagar from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)58 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)58 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 Gandhinagar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhinagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamorshi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 · 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 Gandhinagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Gandhinagar

Of every 100 households in Gandhinagar in 2011, 54 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gandhinagar · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**89%

Use banking services ****91%**

**74%

Television ****18%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gandhinagar?

■ Gandhinagar · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**970

Working population ****66.0%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 61.1% for women. 66% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 53 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (11%) · **■** Other work 28 (10%) · **■** Marginal 166 (60%)

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

- Navtala Tukum442 people
- Haladi430 people
- Pavilasanpeth423 people
- Jogana422 people
- Haldawahi Tola410 people
- Priyadarshani385 people
- Haladi Chak378 people
- Pandhari Bhatal370 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gandhinagar from Gadchiroli?58 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhinagar?418 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhinagar in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhinagar?71.4% (Census 2011)