# Khorda Chak Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Khorda Chak

Khorda Chak is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **585 people in 152 households**, the 107th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 585people (2011)
- 152households
- 54.6%literacy
- 1,112females per 1,000 males

## Khorda Chak PIN code and other codes

Khorda Chak falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539268

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

## How far is Khorda Chak from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)30 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)30 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 Khorda Chak?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Khorda Chak; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Talodhi Mo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamorshi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaodchilroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Khorda Chak known for?

About 60% of the 355 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Khorda Chak

Of every 100 households in Khorda Chak in 2011, 57 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khorda Chak · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**70%

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

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**79%

Tap water ****4%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**25%

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

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****66%**

**74%

Television ****21%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Khorda Chak?

■ Khorda Chak · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1112**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1161**

**970

Working population ****68.7%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 46.7% for women. 68% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 233 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (27%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 25 (6%) · **■** Marginal 21 (5%)

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

- Khandala604 people
- Rajgopalpur601 people
- Bhikshimal594 people
- Mudholi Rith593 people
- Amboli582 people
- Chandeshwar579 people
- Chaudampalli578 people
- Navgram578 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khorda Chak from Gadchiroli?30 km by road
- What is the population of Khorda Chak?585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khorda Chak in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khorda Chak?54.6% (Census 2011)