# Masarigata Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Masarigata

Masarigata is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **169 people in 44 households**, the 138th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 169people (2011)
- 44households
- 64.1%literacy
- 1,112females per 1,000 males

## Masarigata PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538955

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

## How far is Masarigata from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)30 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)39 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 Masarigata?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Masarigata; 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 · Rangi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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
- 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 Masarigata known for?

About 24% of the 607 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Masarigata

Of every 100 households in Masarigata in 2011, 81 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Masarigata · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**78%

Television ****21%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Masarigata?

■ Masarigata · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1112**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**972

Working population ****70.4%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 62.7% for women. 72% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 108 (91%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (7%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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

- Bhurantola174 people
- Deulgaon173 people
- Ghodezari171 people
- Khedimowad170 people
- Sindewahi165 people
- Chimrikal164 people
- Saigaon164 people
- Bhendi Kanhar163 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Masarigata from Gadchiroli?30 km by road
- What is the population of Masarigata?169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Masarigata in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Masarigata?64.1% (Census 2011)