# Hitkasa Village, Korchi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Korchi, Gadchiroli 

# Hitkasa

Hitkasa is a village in Korchi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **289 people in 61 households**, the 45th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 289people (2011)
- 61households
- 77.0%literacy
- 1,109females per 1,000 males

## Hitkasa PIN code and other codes

Hitkasa falls in Korchi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKorchi
- Census village code538746

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

## How far is Hitkasa from nearby towns?

- Korchi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)125 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)78 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 Hitkasa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kotara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Korachi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○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)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 Hitkasa known for?

About 53% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Hitkasa

Of every 100 households in Hitkasa in 2011, 42 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hitkasa · ■ Korchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****77%**

**88%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**20%

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 Hitkasa?

■ Hitkasa · ■ Korchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1109**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**1013

Working population ****54.7%**

**57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 71.2% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 107 (68%)

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 Korchi

- Nangpur312 people
- Wadgaon Alias Ganeshpur309 people
- Muletipadi Kasa297 people
- Pandharigota295 people
- Chilamtola287 people
- Kolupadi Kasa280 people
- Hitapali270 people
- Lekurbodi270 people

[All 133 villages in Korchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/korchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hitkasa from Gadchiroli?125 km by road
- What is the population of Hitkasa?289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hitkasa in?Gadchiroli district (Korchi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Hitkasa?77.0% (Census 2011)