# Dhanegaon Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Dhanegaon

Dhanegaon is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **240 people in 59 households**, the 92nd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 240people (2011)
- 59households
- 77.0%literacy
- 818females per 1,000 males

## Dhanegaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538718

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

## How far is Dhanegaon from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)89 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)50 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 Dhanegaon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malewada
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Malewada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurkheda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Dhanegaon known for?

About 62% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Dhanegaon

Of every 100 households in Dhanegaon in 2011, 66 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanegaon · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**21%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**87%

Television ****24%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Dhanegaon?

■ Dhanegaon · ■ Kurkheda rural average

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

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****818**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****632**

**956

Working population ****47.9%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 68.8% for women. 45% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (8%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 64 (56%)

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

- Mendha287 people
- Neharpayli278 people
- Bijapur270 people
- Kasari247 people
- Sadhutola220 people
- Ambezari195 people
- Yedaskuhi Masehat195 people
- Salangtola189 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanegaon from Gadchiroli?89 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanegaon?240 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanegaon in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanegaon?77.0% (Census 2011)