# Kasari Tukum Village, Desaiganj, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/kasari-tukum/ Village · Desaiganj, Gadchiroli # Kasari Tukum Kasari Tukum is a village in Desaiganj sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,022 people in 260 households**, the 20th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%. - 1,022people (2011) - 260households - 79.1%literacy - 1,052females per 1,000 males ## Kasari Tukum PIN code and other codes Kasari Tukum falls in Desaiganj sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDesaiganj - Census village code538478 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kasari Tukum from nearby towns? - Desaiganj (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)71 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)14 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 Kasari Tukum? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kasari 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vadasa - ○Degree college10+ km · Vadasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Desaiganj - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Kasari Tukum known for? About 44% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Kasari Tukum Of every 100 households in Kasari Tukum in 2011, 62 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kasari Tukum · ■ Desaiganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **74% Toilet within the home ****63%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **58% Tap water ****0%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **91% Use banking services ****92%** **75% Television ****19%** **24% Mobile phone ****21%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **24% Own their home ****94%** **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 Kasari Tukum? ■ Kasari Tukum · ■ Desaiganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%** **79.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **983 Working population ****57.5%** **59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 69.8% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 189 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 321 (55%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 64 (11%) 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 - Pimpalgaon1,366 people - Dongargaon Halbi1,186 people - Vihirgaon1,155 people - Shivrajpur Chak1,113 people - Arattondi806 people - Usegaon802 people - Ravanwadi758 people - Chikhali501 people [All 36 villages in Desaiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kasari Tukum from Gadchiroli?71 km by road - What is the population of Kasari Tukum?1,022 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kasari Tukum in?Gadchiroli district (Desaiganj sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kasari Tukum?79.1% (Census 2011)