# Desaiganj, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Gadchiroli, Maharashtra 

# Desaiganj

Desaiganj is a sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. At the 2011 Census it had **83,607 people**, 1 town and 36 villages (30 inhabited). The largest village is Kurud (5,910 people).

- 83,607people (2011)
- 36villages
- 1towns
- 82.8%literacy

## Population of Desaiganj compared with Gadchiroli

■ Desaiganj · ■ Gadchiroli district

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**961

Working population ****52.1%**

**54.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Desaiganj

Of every 100 households in Desaiganj in 2011, 78 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Desaiganj · ■ Gadchiroli district

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**72%

Tap water ****45%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**85%

Use banking services ****70%**

**76%

Television ****36%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**30%

Own their home ****89%**

**89%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Desaiganj

- Desaiganj28,781 people

## Largest villages in Desaiganj

- Kurud · 5,910 people
- Visora · 4,604 people
- Koregaon · 4,446 people
- Amgaon · 4,021 people
- Kondhala · 3,873 people
- Chop · 3,233 people
- Kokadi · 3,000 people
- Tulshi · 2,501 people
- Sawangi · 2,498 people
- Bodadha Gaoganna · 2,441 people
- Kinhala · 1,843 people
- Gandhi Nagar · 1,740 people
- Ekalpur · 1,431 people
- Shankarpur · 1,415 people
- Potgaon · 1,403 people
- Pimpalgaon · 1,366 people

[All 36 villages in Desaiganj →](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Desaiganj?36 (30 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Desaiganj in?Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra
- What is the population of Desaiganj?83,607 (Census 2011)