# Chop Village, Desaiganj, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/chop/ Village · Desaiganj, Gadchiroli # Chop Chop is a village in Desaiganj sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,233 people in 817 households**, the 6th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%. - 3,233people (2011) - 817households - 79.8%literacy - 1,003females per 1,000 males ## Chop PIN code and other codes Chop falls in Desaiganj sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDesaiganj - Census village code538481 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chop from nearby towns? - Desaiganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)63 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)12 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 Chop? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chop; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Koregaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Desaiganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Chop known for? About 65% of the 1,140 hectares of village land is sown, and 392 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 Chop Of every 100 households in Chop in 2011, 74 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chop · ■ Desaiganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **74% Toilet within the home ****55%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **58% Tap water ****48%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **91% Use banking services ****63%** **75% Television ****23%** **24% Mobile phone ****22%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **24% Own their home ****95%** **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 Chop? ■ Chop · ■ Desaiganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **79.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023** **983 Working population ****61.6%** **59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 70.5% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 347 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,240 (62%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (4%) · **■** Marginal 301 (15%) 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 - Visora4,604 people - Koregaon4,446 people - Amgaon4,021 people - Kondhala3,873 people - Kokadi3,000 people - Tulshi2,501 people - Sawangi2,498 people - Bodadha Gaoganna2,441 people [All 36 villages in Desaiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chop from Gadchiroli?63 km by road - What is the population of Chop?3,233 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chop in?Gadchiroli district (Desaiganj sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chop?79.8% (Census 2011)