# Gujanwadi Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Gujanwadi

Gujanwadi is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 70 households**, the 93rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 292people (2011)
- 70households
- 77.4%literacy
- 1,116females per 1,000 males

## Gujanwadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538977

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

## How far is Gujanwadi from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)26 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)33 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 Gujanwadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gilgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Gujanwadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 15% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and -3 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 Gujanwadi

Of every 100 households in Gujanwadi in 2011, 26 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gujanwadi · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**78%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**26%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Gujanwadi?

■ Gujanwadi · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1116**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**972

Working population ****53.1%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 69.4% for women. 59% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 140 (90%)

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

- Jappi304 people
- Markagaon296 people
- Rakhatola293 people
- Botehur292 people
- Kharkadi280 people
- Kangadi279 people
- Bodhankheda274 people
- Bori274 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gujanwadi from Gadchiroli?26 km by road
- What is the population of Gujanwadi?292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gujanwadi in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gujanwadi?77.4% (Census 2011)