# Saganapur Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Saganapur

Saganapur is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,321 people in 317 households**, the 32nd largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 1,321people (2011)
- 317households
- 72.6%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Saganapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539232

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

## How far is Saganapur from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)48 km by road
- Mul (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 Saganapur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Saganapur; 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 · 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
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Saganapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and soybean**. About 89% of the 333 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Saganapur

Of every 100 households in Saganapur in 2011, 64 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saganapur · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****73%**

**74%

Television ****11%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**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 Saganapur?

■ Saganapur · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**75.4%

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

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**970

Working population ****63.6%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 62.8% for women. 65% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 376 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 408 (49%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 25 (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

- Gilgaon1,437 people
- Jaynagar1,412 people
- Makepalli Mal1,369 people
- Murkhala Chak1,322 people
- Krishnanagar1,314 people
- Gauripur1,301 people
- Kanholi1,245 people
- Fokurdi1,240 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Saganapur from Gadchiroli?48 km by road
- What is the population of Saganapur?1,321 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saganapur in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Saganapur?72.6% (Census 2011)