# Joshitola Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Joshitola

Joshitola is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 41 households**, the 105th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 151people (2011)
- 41households
- 81.7%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Joshitola PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538660

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

## How far is Joshitola from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)91 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 Joshitola?

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Talegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 · 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 Joshitola known for?

About 12% of the 519 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Joshitola

Of every 100 households in Joshitola in 2011, 56 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Joshitola · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**64%

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

**33%

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

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**21%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****93%**

**87%

Television ****27%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Joshitola?

■ Joshitola · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**956

Working population ****65.6%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 71.4% for women. 70% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 76 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (22%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%)

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

- Dholdongri161 people
- Palasgoan161 people
- Chikhaldhokada154 people
- Dongargaon154 people
- Bortola143 people
- Sindesur138 people
- Katangtola107 people
- Dalli101 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Joshitola from Gadchiroli?91 km by road
- What is the population of Joshitola?151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joshitola in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Joshitola?81.7% (Census 2011)