Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli
# Sindewahi

Sindewahi is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 165 people in 41 households, the 139th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.
- 165 people (2011)
- 41 households
- 78.6% literacy
- 1,115 females per 1,000 males

## Sindewahi PIN code and other codes

Sindewahi falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Dhanora
- Census village code 538880

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sindewahi from nearby towns?
- Dhanora (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town) 67 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sindewahi?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sindewahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Malewada
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sindewahi known for?

About 11% of the 729 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sindewahi

Of every 100 households in Sindewahi in 2011, 51 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sindewahi · ■ Dhanora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 51% 45%
- Toilet within the home 32% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 68% 81%
- Tap water 0% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 46% 78%
- Television 12% 15%
- Mobile phone 5% 16%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 42% 26%
- Own their home 95% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sindewahi?

■ Sindewahi · ■ Dhanora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.6% 71.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1115 991
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1778 972
- Working population 69.1% 58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 70.4% for women. 69% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 87 (76%) · ■ Farm labourers 14 (12%) · ■ Other work 7 (6%) · ■ Marginal 6 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dhanora
- Deulgaon 173 people
- Ghodezari 171 people
- Khedimowad 170 people
- Masarigata 169 people
- Chimrikal 164 people
- Saigaon 164 people
- Bhendi Kanhar 163 people
- Pulkhal 162 people

All 228 villages in Dhanora

## Other places named Sindewahi
- Sindewahi · Sub-district, Chandrapur · 110,440 people
- Sindewahi · Village, Sindewahi, Chandrapur · 12,914 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Sindewahi from Gadchiroli? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Sindewahi? 165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sindewahi in? Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sindewahi? 78.6% (Census 2011)

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