# Weltur Tukum Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/weltur-tukum/ Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli # Weltur Tukum Weltur Tukum is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **762 people in 176 households**, the 80th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%. - 762people (2011) - 176households - 73.3%literacy - 1,043females per 1,000 males ## Weltur Tukum PIN code and other codes Weltur Tukum falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChamorshi - Census village code539233 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Weltur Tukum from nearby towns? - Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)49 km by road - Mul (nearest town)16 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 Tukum? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Weltur Tukum; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○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 officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand 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 Tukum known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include bran. About 59% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Tukum Of every 100 households in Weltur Tukum in 2011, 64 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Weltur Tukum · ■ Chamorshi rural average Electricity for lighting ****64%** **70% Toilet within the home ****4%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **79% Tap water ****46%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **89% Use banking services ****95%** **74% Television ****20%** **25% Mobile phone ****34%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **33% Own their home ****95%** **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 Tukum? ■ Weltur Tukum · ■ Chamorshi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **75.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043** **974 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1406** **970 Working population ****65.7%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 63.7% for women. 69% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 321 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 31 (6%) 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 - Bhoganbodi779 people - Simultala777 people - Somanpalli776 people - Alapalli Masahat762 people - Waigaon753 people - Ashti Nokewada750 people - Umari749 people - Yenapur732 people [All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Weltur Tukum from Gadchiroli?49 km by road - What is the population of Weltur Tukum?762 (Census 2011) - Which district is Weltur Tukum in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Weltur Tukum?73.3% (Census 2011)