# Yerkadmowad Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/yerkadmowad/ Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli # Yerkadmowad Yerkadmowad is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,570 people in 358 households**, the 6th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 1,570people (2011) - 358households - 75.0%literacy - 1,063females per 1,000 males ## Yerkadmowad PIN code and other codes Yerkadmowad falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDhanora - Census village code538927 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Yerkadmowad from nearby towns? - Dhanora (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)45 km by road - Gadchiroli (nearest town)46 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 Yerkadmowad? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Yerkadmowad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Yerkadmowad known for? About 33% of the 950 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Yerkadmowad Of every 100 households in Yerkadmowad in 2011, 44 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Yerkadmowad · ■ Dhanora rural average Electricity for lighting ****44%** **45% Toilet within the home ****33%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **81% Tap water ****1%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****62%** **78% Television ****9%** **15% Mobile phone ****7%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****49%** **26% Own their home ****96%** **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 Yerkadmowad? ■ Yerkadmowad · ■ Dhanora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **71.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031** **972 Working population ****58.5%** **58.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 65.4% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 589 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 30 (3%) 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 - Murumgaon2,672 people - Rangi2,206 people - Karwafa2,098 people - Pendhari1,842 people - Moholi1,543 people - Nimgaon1,292 people - Muska1,229 people - Japtalai1,213 people [All 228 villages in Dhanora](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Yerkadmowad from Gadchiroli?45 km by road - What is the population of Yerkadmowad?1,570 (Census 2011) - Which district is Yerkadmowad in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Yerkadmowad?75.0% (Census 2011)