# Usegaon Village, Desaiganj, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Desaiganj, Gadchiroli 

# Usegaon

Usegaon is a village in Desaiganj sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **802 people in 191 households**, the 22nd largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%.

- 802people (2011)
- 191households
- 74.3%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Usegaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDesaiganj
- Census village code538497

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

## How far is Usegaon from nearby towns?

- Desaiganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)51 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)10 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 Usegaon?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Usegaon; 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
- ●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 · Kokadi
- ○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 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 Usegaon known for?

About 40% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Usegaon

Of every 100 households in Usegaon in 2011, 82 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Usegaon · ■ Desaiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**32%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****91%**

**75%

Television ****34%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Usegaon?

■ Usegaon · ■ Desaiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**79.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781**

**983

Working population ****61.0%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 64.7% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 210 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (42%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (7%) · **■** Marginal 33 (7%)

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

- Vihirgaon1,155 people
- Shivrajpur Chak1,113 people
- Kasari Tukum1,022 people
- Arattondi806 people
- Ravanwadi758 people
- Chikhali501 people
- Vithalgaon489 people
- Dongar Mendha443 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Usegaon from Gadchiroli?51 km by road
- What is the population of Usegaon?802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Usegaon in?Gadchiroli district (Desaiganj sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Usegaon?74.3% (Census 2011)