# Bhurantola Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Bhurantola

Bhurantola is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **174 people in 41 households**, the 134th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 174people (2011)
- 41households
- 72.2%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Bhurantola PIN code and other codes

Bhurantola falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538972

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

## How far is Bhurantola from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)47 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 Bhurantola?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhurantola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanora
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Bhurantola known for?

About 8% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Bhurantola

Of every 100 households in Bhurantola in 2011, 30 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhurantola · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**78%

Television ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****65%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Bhurantola?

■ Bhurantola · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**972

Working population ****58.6%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 61.4% for women. 56% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 39 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (62%)

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 Dhanora

- Michagaon181 people
- Bhimpur180 people
- Kehakawahi177 people
- Metejangada175 people
- Deulgaon173 people
- Ghodezari171 people
- Khedimowad170 people
- Masarigata169 people

[All 228 villages in Dhanora](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhurantola from Gadchiroli?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bhurantola?174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhurantola in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhurantola?72.2% (Census 2011)