# Koregaon Village, Desaiganj, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Desaiganj, Gadchiroli 

# Koregaon

Koregaon is a village in Desaiganj sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,446 people in 1,143 households**, the 3rd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%.

- 4,446people (2011)
- 1,143households
- 84.2%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Koregaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDesaiganj
- Census village code538473

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

## How far is Koregaon from nearby towns?

- Desaiganj (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)68 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)13 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 Koregaon?

27 services counted by the Census are inside Koregaon; 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 · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Desaiganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Desaiganj
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Koregaon known for?

About 57% of the 598 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Koregaon

Of every 100 households in Koregaon in 2011, 76 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Koregaon · ■ Desaiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**58%

Tap water ****39%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**91%

Use banking services ****66%**

**75%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Koregaon?

■ Koregaon · ■ Desaiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**79.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**983

Working population ****55.1%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 76.3% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 610 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,065 (43%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 291 (12%) · **■** Marginal 477 (19%)

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
- Amgaon4,021 people
- Kondhala3,873 people
- Chop3,233 people
- Kokadi3,000 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Koregaon from Gadchiroli?68 km by road
- What is the population of Koregaon?4,446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koregaon in?Gadchiroli district (Desaiganj sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Koregaon?84.2% (Census 2011)
