# Gurekasa Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Gurekasa

Gurekasa is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **186 people in 35 households**, the 125th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 186people (2011)
- 35households
- 64.4%literacy
- 1,114females per 1,000 males

## Gurekasa PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538902

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

## How far is Gurekasa from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)68 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)68 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 Gurekasa?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gurekasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Murumgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Gurekasa known for?

About 45% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Gurekasa

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

■ Gurekasa · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**94%

Use banking services ****58%**

**78%

Television ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****44%**

**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 Gurekasa?

■ Gurekasa · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1114**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**972

Working population ****72.0%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 70.4% for women. 74% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 126 (94%)

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

- Chudiyal194 people
- Gota192 people
- Aswalpar190 people
- Sawanga Kh188 people
- Markagaon186 people
- Waghbhumi186 people
- Talodhi184 people
- Reche182 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gurekasa from Gadchiroli?68 km by road
- What is the population of Gurekasa?186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurekasa in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gurekasa?64.4% (Census 2011)