# Kermarhan Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Kermarhan

Kermarhan is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **132 people in 32 households**, the 156th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 132people (2011)
- 32households
- 55.6%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Kermarhan PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538889

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

## How far is Kermarhan from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)58 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)70 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 Kermarhan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kermarhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Iruptola
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malewada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanora
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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)12 h summer · 12 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 Kermarhan known for?

About 17% of the 449 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Kermarhan

Of every 100 households in Kermarhan in 2011, 17 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kermarhan · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**14%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**78%

Television ****10%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Kermarhan?

■ Kermarhan · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**972

Working population ****70.5%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 49.1% for women. 71% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (15%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 72 (77%)

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

- Halkanhar148 people
- Kachakal147 people
- Yengaon140 people
- Gatanyeli134 people
- Phulkodo130 people
- Charvidand127 people
- Hipaner125 people
- Kawadikasa122 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kermarhan from Gadchiroli?58 km by road
- What is the population of Kermarhan?132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kermarhan in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kermarhan?55.6% (Census 2011)