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

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Khamtala

Khamtala is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **488 people in 120 households**, the 46th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 488people (2011)
- 120households
- 74.3%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Khamtala PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538881

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

## How far is Khamtala from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)60 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 Khamtala?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malewada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Khamtala known for?

About 23% of the 679 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Khamtala

Of every 100 households in Khamtala in 2011, 40 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Khamtala · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**45%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****95%**

**78%

Television ****7%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****17%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Khamtala?

■ Khamtala · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1207**

**972

Working population ****69.5%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 58.2% for women. 72% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 102 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (15%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 178 (53%)

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

- Katezari513 people
- Devsara508 people
- Mahawada503 people
- Kamangad488 people
- Mohagaon479 people
- Mendha473 people
- Iruptola469 people
- Khutgaon461 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khamtala from Gadchiroli?60 km by road
- What is the population of Khamtala?488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khamtala in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khamtala?74.3% (Census 2011)