# Rakhatola Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Rakhatola

Rakhatola is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **293 people in 62 households**, the 91st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 293people (2011)
- 62households
- 74.8%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Rakhatola PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code539049

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

## How far is Rakhatola from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)35 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)33 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 Rakhatola?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Rakhatola; 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 school5–10 km · Karwafa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 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 watercovered wells and hand 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 Rakhatola known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 23% of the 767 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Rakhatola

Of every 100 households in Rakhatola in 2011, 11 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rakhatola · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**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 ****2%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****55%**

**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 Rakhatola?

■ Rakhatola · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**972

Working population ****67.6%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 60.8% for women. 68% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 27 (14%)

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

- Nimgaon307 people
- Khargi305 people
- Jappi304 people
- Markagaon296 people
- Botehur292 people
- Gujanwadi292 people
- Kharkadi280 people
- Kangadi279 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Rakhatola from Gadchiroli?35 km by road
- What is the population of Rakhatola?293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakhatola in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Rakhatola?74.8% (Census 2011)