# Kanhalgaon Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Kanhalgaon

Kanhalgaon is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **564 people in 125 households**, the 39th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 564people (2011)
- 125households
- 76.1%literacy
- 1,097females per 1,000 males

## Kanhalgaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538950

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

## How far is Kanhalgaon from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)39 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)49 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 Kanhalgaon?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kanhalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rangi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kanhalgaon known for?

About 32% of the 495 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Kanhalgaon

Of every 100 households in Kanhalgaon in 2011, 61 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanhalgaon · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**45%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**78%

Television ****11%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Kanhalgaon?

■ Kanhalgaon · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1348**

**972

Working population ****58.2%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 68.6% for women. 64% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 243 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (11%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 41 (12%)

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

- Chavela580 people
- Pekin Mudza575 people
- Kondawahi572 people
- Tukum565 people
- Kosami560 people
- Paidi535 people
- Katezari513 people
- Devsara508 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanhalgaon from Gadchiroli?39 km by road
- What is the population of Kanhalgaon?564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanhalgaon in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kanhalgaon?76.1% (Census 2011)