# Pusawandi Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Pusawandi

Pusawandi is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 34 households**, the 145th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 158people (2011)
- 34households
- 68.1%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Pusawandi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538958

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

## How far is Pusawandi from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)45 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)40 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 Pusawandi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pusawandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sode
- ○Degree college5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Pusawandi known for?

About 6% of the 1,326 hectares of village land is sown, and -37 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 Pusawandi

Of every 100 households in Pusawandi in 2011, 79 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pusawandi · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**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 ****85%**

**78%

Television ****46%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Pusawandi?

■ Pusawandi · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**972

Working population ****67.1%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 60.6% for women. 64% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 74 (70%)

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

- Saigaon164 people
- Bhendi Kanhar163 people
- Pulkhal162 people
- Yedampayli Kh160 people
- Charwahi155 people
- Navegaon154 people
- Todemasahat154 people
- Ubdali154 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pusawandi from Gadchiroli?45 km by road
- What is the population of Pusawandi?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pusawandi in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pusawandi?68.1% (Census 2011)