# Shantinagar Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Shantinagar

Shantinagar is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **360 people in 90 households**, the 138th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 360people (2011)
- 90households
- 69.7%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Shantinagar PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539377

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

## How far is Shantinagar from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)55 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)55 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 Shantinagar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shantinagar; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chamorshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Shantinagar known for?

About 55% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and -0 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 Shantinagar

Of every 100 households in Shantinagar in 2011, 22 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shantinagar · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**70%

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

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**74%

Television ****22%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shantinagar?

■ Shantinagar · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**970

Working population ****52.2%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 64.1% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (41%) · **■** Household industry 12 (6%) · **■** Other work 25 (13%) · **■** Marginal 19 (10%)

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

- Pandhari Bhatal370 people
- Makepalli Chak No.3366 people
- Singampalli361 people
- Rajur Kh360 people
- Saganapur356 people
- Tumdi329 people
- Janala Tukum320 people
- Potepalli Rayyatwari311 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shantinagar from Gadchiroli?55 km by road
- What is the population of Shantinagar?360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shantinagar in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shantinagar?69.7% (Census 2011)