# Waghbhumi Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) (2)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Waghbhumi

Waghbhumi is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **186 people in 57 households**, the 127th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 186people (2011)
- 57households
- 66.2%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Waghbhumi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538883

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

## How far is Waghbhumi from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)72 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)67 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 Waghbhumi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malewada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Waghbhumi known for?

About 16% of the 558 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Waghbhumi

Of every 100 households in Waghbhumi in 2011, 21 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Waghbhumi · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**45%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****81%**

**78%

Television ****2%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****17%**

**26%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Waghbhumi?

■ Waghbhumi · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**972

Working population ****78.0%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 48.7% for women. 79% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (7%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 64 (44%)

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

- Aswalpar190 people
- Sawanga Kh188 people
- Gurekasa186 people
- Markagaon186 people
- Talodhi184 people
- Reche182 people
- Michagaon181 people
- Bhimpur180 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Waghbhumi from Gadchiroli?72 km by road
- What is the population of Waghbhumi?186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Waghbhumi in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Waghbhumi?66.2% (Census 2011)