Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli
# Rajangatta

Rajangatta is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 157 people in 42 households, the 167th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.
- 157 people (2011)
- 42 households
- 79.6% literacy
- 892 females per 1,000 males

## Rajangatta PIN code and other codes

Rajangatta falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Chamorshi
- Census village code 539284

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Rajangatta from nearby towns?
- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town) 45 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Rajangatta?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rajangatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chamorshi
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Chamorshi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rajangatta known for?

About 63% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and -25 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Rajangatta

Of every 100 households in Rajangatta in 2011, 68 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rajangatta · ■ Chamorshi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 68% 70%
- Toilet within the home 20% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 80% 79%
- Tap water 0% 14%
- Drinking water within premises 11% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 89%
- Use banking services 91% 74%
- Television 18% 25%
- Mobile phone 30% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 25% 33%
- Own their home 82% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Rajangatta?

■ Rajangatta · ■ Chamorshi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.6% 75.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 892 974
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 970
- Working population 46.5% 55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 66.2% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 37 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 26 (36%) · ■ Other work 2 (3%) · ■ Marginal 8 (11%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chamorshi
- Raipur 176 people
- Thatari 172 people
- Ramangatta 167 people
- Narayanpur Chak No.2 159 people
- Dhekani 142 people
- Weltur Rith 141 people
- Bawanchuwa 139 people
- Nimgaon Riyyatwari 134 people

All 203 villages in Chamorshi

## Quick answers
- How far is Rajangatta from Gadchiroli? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Rajangatta? 157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajangatta in? Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Rajangatta? 79.6% (Census 2011)

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