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

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Pulkhal

Pulkhal is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **162 people in 30 households**, the 143rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 162people (2011)
- 30households
- 58.2%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Pulkhal PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code539072

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

## How far is Pulkhal from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)79 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)79 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)67 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 Pulkhal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pulkhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pendhari
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pendhari
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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.

## Homes and amenities in Pulkhal

Of every 100 households in Pulkhal in 2011, 37 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pulkhal · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**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 ****0%**

**78%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Pulkhal?

■ Pulkhal · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**972

Working population ****50.6%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.2% for men and 52.2% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (5%) · **■** Marginal 76 (93%)

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

- Sindewahi165 people
- Chimrikal164 people
- Saigaon164 people
- Bhendi Kanhar163 people
- Yedampayli Kh160 people
- Pusawandi158 people
- Charwahi155 people
- Navegaon154 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pulkhal from Gadchiroli?79 km by road
- What is the population of Pulkhal?162 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pulkhal in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pulkhal?58.2% (Census 2011)