# Dhusi Masahat Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Dhusi Masahat

Dhusi Masahat is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **99 people in 24 households**, the 110th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 99people (2011)
- 24households
- 80.0%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Dhusi Masahat PIN code and other codes

Dhusi Masahat falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538702

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

## How far is Dhusi Masahat from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)89 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)37 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 Dhusi Masahat?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dhusi Masahat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chichewada
- ○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
- ○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)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 Dhusi Masahat known for?

About 7% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Dhusi Masahat

Of every 100 households in Dhusi Masahat in 2011, 12 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhusi Masahat · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**66%

Tap water ****8%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**21%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**87%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dhusi Masahat?

■ Dhusi Masahat · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**956

Working population ****58.6%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 70.7% for women. 64% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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

- Bortola143 people
- Sindesur138 people
- Katangtola107 people
- Dalli101 people
- Kotaldoha98 people
- Sonpur96 people
- Bhimanpayli56 people
- Pitesur53 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhusi Masahat from Gadchiroli?89 km by road
- What is the population of Dhusi Masahat?99 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhusi Masahat in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhusi Masahat?80.0% (Census 2011)