# Gargada Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Gargada

Gargada is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **373 people in 92 households**, the 77th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 373people (2011)
- 92households
- 69.6%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Gargada PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538671

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

## How far is Gargada from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)101 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)40 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 Gargada?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gargada; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Purada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Gargada known for?

About 47% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Gargada

Of every 100 households in Gargada in 2011, 68 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gargada · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**21%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****87%**

**87%

Television ****14%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gargada?

■ Gargada · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1316**

**956

Working population ****68.6%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 59.7% for women. 70% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 108 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 111 (43%)

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

- Chichtola415 people
- Lawari404 people
- Fari385 people
- Dongargaon379 people
- Palasgaon369 people
- Andhali364 people
- Marartola357 people
- Laxmipur349 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gargada from Gadchiroli?101 km by road
- What is the population of Gargada?373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gargada in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gargada?69.6% (Census 2011)