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

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Lekha

Lekha is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **680 people in 167 households**, the 28th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 680people (2011)
- 167households
- 72.4%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Lekha PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538984

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

## How far is Lekha from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)34 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)31 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 Lekha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Lekha; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Dhanora
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 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
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Lekha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 27% of the 579 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Lekha

Of every 100 households in Lekha in 2011, 48 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lekha · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**78%

Television ****16%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****10%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Lekha?

■ Lekha · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**972

Working population ****60.7%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 59.9% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (13%) · **■** Marginal 98 (24%)

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

- Girola739 people
- Sawargaon719 people
- Salebhatti703 people
- Sode703 people
- Zadapapda678 people
- Murmadi677 people
- Sursundi640 people
- Rajoli613 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Lekha from Gadchiroli?34 km by road
- What is the population of Lekha?680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lekha in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Lekha?72.4% (Census 2011)