# Nikatwada Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Nikatwada

Nikatwada is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,118 people in 298 households**, the 48th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 1,118people (2011)
- 298households
- 76.3%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Nikatwada PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539399

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

## How far is Nikatwada from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)54 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)54 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 Nikatwada?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Nikatwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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 schoolunder 5 km · Ghot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamorshi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Nikatwada known for?

About 46% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Nikatwada

Of every 100 households in Nikatwada in 2011, 80 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nikatwada · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**89%

Use banking services ****96%**

**74%

Television ****38%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**33%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Nikatwada?

■ Nikatwada · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****653**

**970

Working population ****45.3%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 67.5% for women. 55% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 100 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (13%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (20%) · **■** Marginal 234 (46%)

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

- Adyal1,142 people
- Vikrampur1,128 people
- Chakalpeth1,126 people
- Murmuri1,125 people
- Anandgram1,117 people
- Chitranjanpur1,092 people
- Bhivapur1,088 people
- Wakadi1,060 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nikatwada from Gadchiroli?54 km by road
- What is the population of Nikatwada?1,118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikatwada in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Nikatwada?76.3% (Census 2011)