# Chichewada Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Chichewada

Chichewada is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **544 people in 136 households**, the 55th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 544people (2011)
- 136households
- 80.8%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Chichewada PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538701

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

## How far is Chichewada from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)80 km by road
- Desaiganj (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 Chichewada?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chichewada; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Yengalkheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Chichewada known for?

About 24% of the 620 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Chichewada

Of every 100 households in Chichewada in 2011, 39 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chichewada · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**87%

Television ****11%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chichewada?

■ Chichewada · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**956

Working population ****68.4%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 72.9% for women. 72% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 194 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (40%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 27 (7%)

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

- Antargaon615 people
- Lendhari583 people
- Deulgaon581 people
- Bhategaon549 people
- Charvidand537 people
- Gangoli533 people
- Navezari519 people
- Nawargaon514 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chichewada from Gadchiroli?80 km by road
- What is the population of Chichewada?544 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chichewada in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chichewada?80.8% (Census 2011)