# Pettala Mal Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/pettala-mal/ Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli # Pettala Mal Pettala Mal is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,148 people in 269 households**, the 43rd largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%. - 1,148people (2011) - 269households - 73.3%literacy - 1,007females per 1,000 males ## Pettala Mal PIN code and other codes Pettala Mal falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChamorshi - Census village code539375 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pettala Mal from nearby towns? - Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)52 km by road - Gadchiroli (nearest town)52 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 Pettala Mal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pettala Mal; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 · Ghate - ○Degree college10+ km · Chamroshi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Pettala Mal known for? About 41% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Pettala Mal Of every 100 households in Pettala Mal in 2011, 58 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pettala Mal · ■ Chamorshi rural average Electricity for lighting ****58%** **70% Toilet within the home ****10%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **79% Tap water ****15%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **89% Use banking services ****89%** **74% Television ****20%** **25% Mobile phone ****31%** **29% Computer with internet ****3%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **33% Own their home ****94%** **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 Pettala Mal? ■ Pettala Mal · ■ Chamorshi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **75.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **970 Working population ****61.7%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 63.8% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 220 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (16%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (6%) · **■** Marginal 330 (47%) 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 - Ramala1,201 people - Bahadupur1,175 people - Markanda Kansoba1,159 people - Kishtapur1,153 people - Adyal1,142 people - Vikrampur1,128 people - Chakalpeth1,126 people - Murmuri1,125 people [All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pettala Mal from Gadchiroli?52 km by road - What is the population of Pettala Mal?1,148 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pettala Mal in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Pettala Mal?73.3% (Census 2011)