# Kondhala Village, Desaiganj, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Desaiganj, Gadchiroli 

# Kondhala

Kondhala is a village in Desaiganj sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,873 people in 974 households**, the 5th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%.

- 3,873people (2011)
- 974households
- 76.6%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Kondhala PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDesaiganj
- Census village code538494

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

## How far is Kondhala from nearby towns?

- Desaiganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)50 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)8 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 Kondhala?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Kondhala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurud
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Desaiganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhramhapuri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, 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 Kondhala known for?

The main crops are **rice, jowar and wheat**. About 64% of the 1,672 hectares of village land is sown, and 611 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 Kondhala

Of every 100 households in Kondhala in 2011, 65 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kondhala · ■ Desaiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**58%

Tap water ****47%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****76%**

**75%

Television ****18%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**24%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Kondhala?

■ Kondhala · ■ Desaiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**79.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**983

Working population ****59.0%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 69.0% for women. 64% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 658 (29%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 179 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,273 (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

- Kurud5,910 people
- Visora4,604 people
- Koregaon4,446 people
- Amgaon4,021 people
- Chop3,233 people
- Kokadi3,000 people
- Tulshi2,501 people
- Sawangi2,498 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kondhala from Gadchiroli?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kondhala?3,873 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kondhala in?Gadchiroli district (Desaiganj sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kondhala?76.6% (Census 2011)