# Khedimowad Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Khedimowad

Khedimowad is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **170 people in 35 households**, the 137th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 99.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 170people (2011)
- 35households
- 99.4%literacy
- 1,024females per 1,000 males

## Khedimowad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538909

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

## How far is Khedimowad from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)45 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)51 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 Khedimowad?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Khedimowad; 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 school10+ km · Dhanora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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)18 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 Khedimowad known for?

About 27% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Khedimowad

Of every 100 households in Khedimowad in 2011, 49 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khedimowad · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**81%

Tap water ****3%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**78%

Television ****11%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****9%**

**26%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Khedimowad?

■ Khedimowad · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****99.4%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**972

Working population ****95.3%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 98.8% for women. 95% of men and 95% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 98 (60%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (19%) · **■** Marginal 32 (20%)

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

- Metejangada175 people
- Bhurantola174 people
- Deulgaon173 people
- Ghodezari171 people
- Masarigata169 people
- Sindewahi165 people
- Chimrikal164 people
- Saigaon164 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Khedimowad from Gadchiroli?45 km by road
- What is the population of Khedimowad?170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khedimowad in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Khedimowad?99.4% (Census 2011)