# Kinhala Village, Desaiganj, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/kinhala/ Village · Desaiganj, Gadchiroli # Kinhala Kinhala is a village in Desaiganj sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,843 people in 426 households**, the 11th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%. - 1,843people (2011) - 426households - 76.5%literacy - 997females per 1,000 males ## Kinhala PIN code and other codes Kinhala falls in Desaiganj sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDesaiganj - Census village code538499 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kinhala 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 Kinhala? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kinhala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Vihirgaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Desaiganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Kinhala known for? About 68% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Kinhala Of every 100 households in Kinhala in 2011, 80 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kinhala · ■ Desaiganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **74% Toilet within the home ****35%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **58% Tap water ****0%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **91% Use banking services ****66%** **75% Television ****17%** **24% Mobile phone ****21%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **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 Kinhala? ■ Kinhala · ■ Desaiganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%** **79.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036** **983 Working population ****60.9%** **59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 66.9% for women. 64% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 260 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (16%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (4%) · **■** Marginal 624 (56%) 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 - Kokadi3,000 people - Tulshi2,501 people - Sawangi2,498 people - Bodadha Gaoganna2,441 people - Gandhi Nagar1,740 people - Ekalpur1,431 people - Shankarpur1,415 people - Potgaon1,403 people [All 36 villages in Desaiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kinhala from Gadchiroli?63 km by road - What is the population of Kinhala?1,843 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kinhala in?Gadchiroli district (Desaiganj sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kinhala?76.5% (Census 2011)