# Shiwagata Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Shiwagata

Shiwagata is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **17 people in 6 households**, the 214th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 17people (2011)
- 6households
- 50.0%literacy
- 545females per 1,000 males

## Shiwagata PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538956

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

## How far is Shiwagata from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)44 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 Shiwagata?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Shiwagata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kanhalgaon
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rangi
- ○Degree college10+ 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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Shiwagata known for?

About 1% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Shiwagata

Of every 100 households in Shiwagata in 2011, 0 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.

■ Shiwagata · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**45%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****83%**

**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 ****0%**

**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 Shiwagata?

■ Shiwagata · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****545**

**991

Working population ****70.6%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 33.3% for women. 64% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (8%) · **■** Marginal 11 (92%)

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

- Jambhalizora25 people
- Salantola Chak25 people
- Gumadi24 people
- Dabba20 people
- Latzora14 people
- Tahakapar14 people
- Kondekal12 people
- Irpundi6 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shiwagata from Gadchiroli?44 km by road
- What is the population of Shiwagata?17 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shiwagata in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shiwagata?50.0% (Census 2011)