# Weltur Rith Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Weltur Rith

Weltur Rith is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **141 people in 35 households**, the 169th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 141people (2011)
- 35households
- 61.3%literacy
- 1,136females per 1,000 males

## Weltur Rith PIN code and other codes

Weltur Rith falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539234

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

## How far is Weltur Rith from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)52 km by road
- Mul (nearest town)18 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 Weltur Rith?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Weltur Rith; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Weltur Tukum
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhendala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamorshi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Weltur Rith known for?

The main crops are **paddy and rice**. About 57% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Weltur Rith

Of every 100 households in Weltur Rith in 2011, 53 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Weltur Rith · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**70%

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

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****3%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****85%**

**74%

Television ****9%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Weltur Rith?

■ Weltur Rith · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1136**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1833**

**970

Working population ****64.5%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 56.2% for women. 73% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 77 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (8%) · **■** Other work 7 (8%)

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

- Ramangatta167 people
- Narayanpur Chak No.2159 people
- Rajangatta157 people
- Dhekani142 people
- Bawanchuwa139 people
- Nimgaon Riyyatwari134 people
- Sellur121 people
- Gahubodi110 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Weltur Rith from Gadchiroli?52 km by road
- What is the population of Weltur Rith?141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Weltur Rith in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Weltur Rith?61.3% (Census 2011)