# Chandanweli Village, Etapalli, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/etapalli/chandanweli/

Village · Etapalli, Gadchiroli 

# Chandanweli

Chandanweli is a village in Etapalli sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,334 people in 327 households**, the 9th largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 1,334people (2011)
- 327households
- 65.1%literacy
- 1,049females per 1,000 males

## Chandanweli PIN code and other codes

Chandanweli falls in Etapalli sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockEtapalli
- Census village code539629

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

## How far is Chandanweli from nearby towns?

- Etapalli (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)79 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)79 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 Chandanweli?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chandanweli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jambia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aheri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Chandanweli known for?

About 18% of the 1,345 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Chandanweli

Of every 100 households in Chandanweli in 2011, 31 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandanweli · ■ Etapalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**25%

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

**13%

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

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**11%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****75%**

**84%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**22%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 Chandanweli?

■ Chandanweli · ■ Etapalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122**

**970

Working population ****64.7%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 55.7% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 475 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 271 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (4%) · **■** Marginal 83 (10%)

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 Etapalli

- Burgi1,767 people
- Kasansur1,670 people
- Geda1,610 people
- Yemali1,570 people
- Gatta1,278 people
- Ghotesur1,250 people
- Kandoli1,229 people
- Udera1,201 people

[All 197 villages in Etapalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/etapalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandanweli from Gadchiroli?79 km by road
- What is the population of Chandanweli?1,334 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandanweli in?Gadchiroli district (Etapalli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chandanweli?65.1% (Census 2011)