Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli # Jewalwahi Jewalwahi is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 364 people in 78 households, the 68th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 364 people (2011) - 78 households - 62.3% literacy - 957 females per 1,000 males ## Jewalwahi PIN code and other codes Jewalwahi falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Dhanora - Census village code 538959 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jewalwahi from nearby towns? - Dhanora (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ) 45 km by road - Gadchiroli (nearest town) 44 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jewalwahi? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Jewalwahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dhanora - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dhanora - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jewalwahi known for? The main crops are paddy. About 14% of the 718 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jewalwahi Of every 100 households in Jewalwahi in 2011, 35 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jewalwahi · ■ Dhanora rural average - Electricity for lighting 35% 45% - Toilet within the home 0% 17% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 81% - Tap water 1% 7% - Drinking water within premises 100% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 99% 78% - Television 1% 15% - Mobile phone 6% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 19% 26% - Own their home 100% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jewalwahi? ■ Jewalwahi · ■ Dhanora rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.3% 71.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 957 991 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 972 - Working population 67.0% 58.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.9% for men and 56.6% for women. 67% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 8 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (2%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 6 (2%) · ■ Marginal 225 (92%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dhanora - Jangada Bk 378 people - Zari 373 people - Mendha 367 people - Wadgaon 367 people - Michagaon Kh 353 people - Dhorgatta 352 people - Talegaon Chak 351 people - Mahawada 347 people All 228 villages in Dhanora ## Quick answers - How far is Jewalwahi from Gadchiroli? 45 km by road - What is the population of Jewalwahi? 364 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jewalwahi in? Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Jewalwahi? 62.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/jewalwahi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.