# Puskoti Village, Etapalli, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Etapalli, Gadchiroli 

# Puskoti

Puskoti is a village in Etapalli sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **589 people in 105 households**, the 39th largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 589people (2011)
- 105households
- 51.5%literacy
- 779females per 1,000 males

## Puskoti PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockEtapalli
- Census village code539588

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

## How far is Puskoti from nearby towns?

- Etapalli (sub-district HQ)95 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)138 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)138 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 Puskoti?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Puskoti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gardewada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Etapalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Puskoti known for?

About 7% of the 2,034 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Puskoti

Of every 100 households in Puskoti in 2011, 0 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.

■ Puskoti · ■ Etapalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

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

**13%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**11%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****95%**

**84%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Puskoti?

■ Puskoti · ■ Etapalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****779**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**970

Working population ****73.9%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.2% for men and 46.6% for women. 74% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 295 (68%) · **■** Household industry 16 (4%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 89 (20%)

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

- Manewara619 people
- Gurupalli613 people
- Tambada604 people
- Dolanda593 people
- Kachler580 people
- Doddi569 people
- Waghezari548 people
- Zareguda540 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Puskoti from Gadchiroli?138 km by road
- What is the population of Puskoti?589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puskoti in?Gadchiroli district (Etapalli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Puskoti?51.5% (Census 2011)