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

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Kharkadi

Kharkadi is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **280 people in 54 households**, the 94th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 280people (2011)
- 54households
- 60.6%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Kharkadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538992

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

## How far is Kharkadi from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)37 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)42 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 Kharkadi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kharkadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhanora
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Kharkadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Kharkadi

Of every 100 households in Kharkadi in 2011, 18 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharkadi · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**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 ****94%**

**78%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Kharkadi?

■ Kharkadi · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****632**

**972

Working population ****51.4%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.5% for men and 53.7% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (33%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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

- Markagaon296 people
- Rakhatola293 people
- Botehur292 people
- Gujanwadi292 people
- Kangadi279 people
- Bodhankheda274 people
- Bori274 people
- Darchi270 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharkadi from Gadchiroli?37 km by road
- What is the population of Kharkadi?280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharkadi in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kharkadi?60.6% (Census 2011)