# Arattondi Village, Desaiganj, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Desaiganj, Gadchiroli 

# Arattondi

Arattondi is a village in Desaiganj sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **806 people in 201 households**, the 21st largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%.

- 806people (2011)
- 201households
- 77.1%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Arattondi PIN code and other codes

Arattondi falls in Desaiganj sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDesaiganj
- Census village code538498

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

## How far is Arattondi from nearby towns?

- Desaiganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)50 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)20 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 Arattondi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Dongargaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Desaiganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 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, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Arattondi known for?

About 77% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Arattondi

Of every 100 households in Arattondi in 2011, 58 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arattondi · ■ Desaiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**32%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****56%**

**75%

Television ****16%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Arattondi?

■ Arattondi · ■ Desaiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**79.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1297**

**983

Working population ****61.7%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 67.7% for women. 70% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 462 (93%)

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 Desaiganj

- Dongargaon Halbi1,186 people
- Vihirgaon1,155 people
- Shivrajpur Chak1,113 people
- Kasari Tukum1,022 people
- Usegaon802 people
- Ravanwadi758 people
- Chikhali501 people
- Vithalgaon489 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Arattondi from Gadchiroli?50 km by road
- What is the population of Arattondi?806 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arattondi in?Gadchiroli district (Desaiganj sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Arattondi?77.1% (Census 2011)