# Chandona Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Chandona

Chandona is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **479 people in 105 households**, the 65th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 479people (2011)
- 105households
- 78.2%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Chandona PIN code and other codes

Chandona falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538691

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

## How far is Chandona from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)91 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)39 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 Chandona?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chandona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kurkheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 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)14 h summer · 16 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 Chandona known for?

About 25% of the 554 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Chandona

Of every 100 households in Chandona in 2011, 43 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandona · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**64%

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

**33%

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

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**21%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****96%**

**87%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Chandona?

■ Chandona · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**80.5%

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

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**956

Working population ****63.5%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 71.6% for women. 62% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 210 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (18%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (6%) · **■** Marginal 18 (6%)

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 Kurkheda

- Maushi507 people
- Bandhgaon506 people
- Khairi488 people
- Ranwahi480 people
- Warvi477 people
- Sawargaon460 people
- Wadhona432 people
- Yerkadi430 people

[All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chandona from Gadchiroli?91 km by road
- What is the population of Chandona?479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandona in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chandona?78.2% (Census 2011)