# Talegaon Chak Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/talegaon-chak/

Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Talegaon Chak

Talegaon Chak is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **351 people in 83 households**, the 71st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 351people (2011)
- 83households
- 64.2%literacy
- 1,041females per 1,000 males

## Talegaon Chak PIN code and other codes

Talegaon Chak falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538874

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

## How far is Talegaon Chak from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)57 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)64 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 Talegaon Chak?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Talegaon Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Eruptola
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Talegaon Chak known for?

About 44% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Talegaon Chak

Of every 100 households in Talegaon Chak in 2011, 52 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Talegaon Chak · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**45%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****84%**

**78%

Television ****11%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Talegaon Chak?

■ Talegaon Chak · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**972

Working population ****71.2%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 54.2% for women. 69% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 236 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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

- Wadgaon367 people
- Jewalwahi364 people
- Michagaon Kh353 people
- Dhorgatta352 people
- Mahawada347 people
- Markagaon347 people
- Mujalgondi345 people
- Khedegaon343 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Talegaon Chak from Gadchiroli?57 km by road
- What is the population of Talegaon Chak?351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talegaon Chak in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Talegaon Chak?64.2% (Census 2011)