# Tulshi Village, Desaiganj, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/tulshi/ Village · Desaiganj, Gadchiroli # Tulshi Tulshi is a village in Desaiganj sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,501 people in 594 households**, the 8th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%. - 2,501people (2011) - 594households - 80.3%literacy - 914females per 1,000 males ## Tulshi PIN code and other codes Tulshi falls in Desaiganj sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDesaiganj - Census village code538484 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tulshi from nearby towns? - Desaiganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)63 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)6 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 Tulshi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Tulshi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Visora - ○Degree college10+ km · Desaiganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Desaiganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 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, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Tulshi known for? About 69% of the 546 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Tulshi Of every 100 households in Tulshi in 2011, 76 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tulshi · ■ Desaiganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **74% Toilet within the home ****37%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **58% Tap water ****65%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **91% Use banking services ****84%** **75% Television ****22%** **24% Mobile phone ****28%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **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 Tulshi? ■ Tulshi · ■ Desaiganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **79.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **983 Working population ****65.6%** **59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 70.8% for women. 66% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 534 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (19%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (2%) · **■** Marginal 756 (46%) 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 - Amgaon4,021 people - Kondhala3,873 people - Chop3,233 people - Kokadi3,000 people - Sawangi2,498 people - Bodadha Gaoganna2,441 people - Kinhala1,843 people - Gandhi Nagar1,740 people [All 36 villages in Desaiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tulshi from Gadchiroli?63 km by road - What is the population of Tulshi?2,501 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tulshi in?Gadchiroli district (Desaiganj sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Tulshi?80.3% (Census 2011)