# Gajanguda Village, Gadchiroli, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Gadchiroli, Gadchiroli 

# Gajanguda

Gajanguda is a village in Gadchiroli sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **88 people in 20 households**, the 94th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 88people (2011)
- 20households
- 62.2%literacy
- 1,047females per 1,000 males

## Gajanguda PIN code and other codes

Gajanguda falls in Gadchiroli sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGadchiroli
- Census village code539201

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

## How far is Gajanguda from nearby towns?

- Gadchiroli (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)38 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)38 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 Gajanguda?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gajanguda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Potegaon
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Potegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 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 Gajanguda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 2% of the 1,058 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Gajanguda

Of every 100 households in Gajanguda in 2011, 56 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajanguda · ■ Gadchiroli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**21%

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

**8%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****94%**

**63%

Television ****11%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**32%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Gajanguda?

■ Gajanguda · ■ Gadchiroli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**993

Working population ****59.1%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 56% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 50 (96%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (4%)

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 Gadchiroli

- Nagweli119 people
- Petedongari114 people
- Bitantola99 people
- Botheda97 people
- Suimara78 people
- Tadguda77 people
- Dewada76 people
- Kharadguda61 people

[All 122 villages in Gadchiroli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/gadchiroli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gajanguda from Gadchiroli?38 km by road
- What is the population of Gajanguda?88 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajanguda in?Gadchiroli district (Gadchiroli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gajanguda?62.2% (Census 2011)