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

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Mahawada

Mahawada is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **503 people in 140 households**, the 44th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 503people (2011)
- 140households
- 78.8%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Mahawada PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538949

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

## How far is Mahawada from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)47 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 Mahawada?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahawada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Rangi
- ○Degree college10+ 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
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Mahawada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Mahawada

Of every 100 households in Mahawada in 2011, 62 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahawada · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**45%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****5%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**78%

Television ****12%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**26%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Mahawada?

■ Mahawada · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**972

Working population ****58.4%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 69.0% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (30%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 104 (35%)

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

- Kosami560 people
- Paidi535 people
- Katezari513 people
- Devsara508 people
- Kamangad488 people
- Khamtala488 people
- Mohagaon479 people
- Mendha473 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahawada from Gadchiroli?40 km by road
- What is the population of Mahawada?503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahawada in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mahawada?78.8% (Census 2011)