# Ravanwadi Village, Desaiganj, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Desaiganj, Gadchiroli 

# Ravanwadi

Ravanwadi is a village in Desaiganj sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **758 people in 196 households**, the 23rd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%.

- 758people (2011)
- 196households
- 80.1%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Ravanwadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDesaiganj
- Census village code538476

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

## How far is Ravanwadi from nearby towns?

- Desaiganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)74 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)15 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 Ravanwadi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ravanwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Koregaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Desaiganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Desaiganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Ravanwadi known for?

About 28% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Ravanwadi

Of every 100 households in Ravanwadi in 2011, 84 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ravanwadi · ■ Desaiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**58%

Tap water ****12%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****88%**

**75%

Television ****22%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ravanwadi?

■ Ravanwadi · ■ Desaiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**79.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**983

Working population ****60.0%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 71.3% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 180 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 164 (36%)

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

- Shivrajpur Chak1,113 people
- Kasari Tukum1,022 people
- Arattondi806 people
- Usegaon802 people
- Chikhali501 people
- Vithalgaon489 people
- Dongar Mendha443 people
- Fari432 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ravanwadi from Gadchiroli?74 km by road
- What is the population of Ravanwadi?758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ravanwadi in?Gadchiroli district (Desaiganj sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ravanwadi?80.1% (Census 2011)