# Vasantpur Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/vasantpur/

Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Vasantpur

Vasantpur is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,623 people in 357 households**, the 21st largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 1,623people (2011)
- 357households
- 74.8%literacy
- 1,049females per 1,000 males

## Vasantpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539420

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

## How far is Vasantpur from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)65 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)65 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 Vasantpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 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 school5–10 km · Subhashgram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Vasantpur known for?

About 53% of the 388 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Vasantpur

Of every 100 households in Vasantpur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vasantpur · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**89%

Use banking services ****79%**

**74%

Television ****34%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**33%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Vasantpur?

■ Vasantpur · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1290**

**970

Working population ****39.3%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 67.8% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (28%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 109 (17%) · **■** Marginal 173 (27%)

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

- Ganpur Raiyyatwari1,950 people
- Sonapur1,891 people
- Netajinagar1,650 people
- Thakari1,642 people
- Farada1,561 people
- Wagholi1,559 people
- Jairampur1,556 people
- Ghargaon1,521 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Vasantpur from Gadchiroli?65 km by road
- What is the population of Vasantpur?1,623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vasantpur in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Vasantpur?74.8% (Census 2011)