# Vihirgaon Village, Desaiganj, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/vihirgaon/ Village · Desaiganj, Gadchiroli # Vihirgaon Vihirgaon is a village in Desaiganj sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,155 people in 292 households**, the 18th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%. - 1,155people (2011) - 292households - 82.3%literacy - 1,059females per 1,000 males ## Vihirgaon PIN code and other codes Vihirgaon falls in Desaiganj sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDesaiganj - Census village code538501 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vihirgaon from nearby towns? - Desaiganj (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)52 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)16 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 Vihirgaon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Vihirgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Desaiganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bramhapuri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Vihirgaon known for? About 33% of the 568 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Vihirgaon Of every 100 households in Vihirgaon in 2011, 65 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vihirgaon · ■ Desaiganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **74% Toilet within the home ****36%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **58% Tap water ****16%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **91% Use banking services ****88%** **75% Television ****26%** **24% Mobile phone ****14%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **24% Own their home ****96%** **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 Vihirgaon? ■ Vihirgaon · ■ Desaiganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%** **79.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **983 Working population ****50.7%** **59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 72.2% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 104 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (34%) · **■** Other work 44 (8%) · **■** Marginal 239 (41%) 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 - Shankarpur1,415 people - Potgaon1,403 people - Pimpalgaon1,366 people - Dongargaon Halbi1,186 people - Shivrajpur Chak1,113 people - Kasari Tukum1,022 people - Arattondi806 people - Usegaon802 people [All 36 villages in Desaiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Vihirgaon from Gadchiroli?52 km by road - What is the population of Vihirgaon?1,155 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vihirgaon in?Gadchiroli district (Desaiganj sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Vihirgaon?82.3% (Census 2011)