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

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Saigaon

Saigaon is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **164 people in 32 households**, the 141st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 164people (2011)
- 32households
- 62.2%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Saigaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538887

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

## How far is Saigaon from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)55 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)57 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 Saigaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Saigaon; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Iruptola
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanora
- ○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)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.

## What is Saigaon known for?

About 26% of the 279 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Saigaon

Of every 100 households in Saigaon in 2011, 16 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.

■ Saigaon · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**45%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****3%**

**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 ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**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 Saigaon?

■ Saigaon · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**972

Working population ****57.9%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 57.1% for women. 54% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (46%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (8%)

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

- Khedimowad170 people
- Masarigata169 people
- Sindewahi165 people
- Chimrikal164 people
- Bhendi Kanhar163 people
- Pulkhal162 people
- Yedampayli Kh160 people
- Pusawandi158 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Saigaon from Gadchiroli?55 km by road
- What is the population of Saigaon?164 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saigaon in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Saigaon?62.2% (Census 2011)