# Khandala Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Khandala

Khandala is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **604 people in 154 households**, the 103rd largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 604people (2011)
- 154households
- 73.7%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Khandala PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539224

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

## How far is Khandala from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)48 km by road
- Mul (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 Khandala?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Khandala; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhendala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamorshi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Khandala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Khandala

Of every 100 households in Khandala in 2011, 68 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khandala · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**89%

Use banking services ****86%**

**74%

Television ****20%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Khandala?

■ Khandala · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**970

Working population ****65.2%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 66.8% for women. 66% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 284 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (22%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 13 (3%)

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

- Navegaon612 people
- Vittalpur609 people
- Hivergaon608 people
- Ramsagar607 people
- Rajgopalpur601 people
- Bhikshimal594 people
- Mudholi Rith593 people
- Khorda Chak585 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khandala from Gadchiroli?48 km by road
- What is the population of Khandala?604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khandala in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khandala?73.7% (Census 2011)