# Welmagad Village, Etapalli, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Etapalli, Gadchiroli 

# Welmagad

Welmagad is a village in Etapalli sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **134 people in 38 households**, the 153rd largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 134people (2011)
- 38households
- 53.2%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Welmagad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockEtapalli
- Census village code539493

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

## How far is Welmagad from nearby towns?

- Etapalli (sub-district HQ)68 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)85 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)85 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 Welmagad?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Welmagad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jarawandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Etapalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jarawandi
- ○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)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 Welmagad known for?

About 3% of the 997 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Welmagad

Of every 100 households in Welmagad in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Welmagad · ■ Etapalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**84%

Tap water ****5%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****74%**

**84%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Welmagad?

■ Welmagad · ■ Etapalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**970

Working population ****70.1%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 41.1% for women. 73% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 88 (94%)

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

- Koindwarsa138 people
- Yadasgondi138 people
- Deopadi136 people
- Dewada M135 people
- Mohandi129 people
- Abanpalli M126 people
- Ropi122 people
- Italnar121 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Welmagad from Gadchiroli?85 km by road
- What is the population of Welmagad?134 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Welmagad in?Gadchiroli district (Etapalli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Welmagad?53.2% (Census 2011)