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

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Yerandi

Yerandi is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **257 people in 56 households**, the 101st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 257people (2011)
- 56households
- 69.6%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Yerandi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538980

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

## How far is Yerandi from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)30 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 Yerandi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Yerandi; 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 school10+ km · Dhanora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 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 Yerandi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 13% of the 618 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Yerandi

Of every 100 households in Yerandi in 2011, 24 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Yerandi · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****98%**

**78%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Yerandi?

■ Yerandi · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**972

Working population ****54.9%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 61.9% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 130 (92%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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

- Bori274 people
- Darchi270 people
- Palkheda268 people
- Modebhatti265 people
- Morchul253 people
- Cichoda250 people
- Murgaon242 people
- Tumdikasa238 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Yerandi from Gadchiroli?40 km by road
- What is the population of Yerandi?257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yerandi in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Yerandi?69.6% (Census 2011)