# Michagaon Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Michagaon

Michagaon is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **181 people in 45 households**, the 130th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 181people (2011)
- 45households
- 35.9%literacy
- 1,080females per 1,000 males

## Michagaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code539038

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

## How far is Michagaon from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)80 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)60 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 Michagaon?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Michagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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)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 Michagaon known for?

About 6% of the 864 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Michagaon

Of every 100 households in Michagaon in 2011, 14 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Michagaon · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**45%

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

**17%

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

**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 ****100%**

**78%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Michagaon?

■ Michagaon · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.9%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1438**

**972

Working population ****46.4%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.5% for men and 25.4% for women. 76% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (8%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 14 (17%)

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

- Markagaon186 people
- Waghbhumi186 people
- Talodhi184 people
- Reche182 people
- Bhimpur180 people
- Kehakawahi177 people
- Metejangada175 people
- Bhurantola174 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Michagaon from Gadchiroli?80 km by road
- What is the population of Michagaon?181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Michagaon in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Michagaon?35.9% (Census 2011)