# Kharmaltola Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Kharmaltola

Kharmaltola is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **622 people in 151 households**, the 50th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 622people (2011)
- 151households
- 82.1%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Kharmaltola PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538637

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

## How far is Kharmaltola from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)61 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)23 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 Kharmaltola?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kharmaltola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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 · Deolgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○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 watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kharmaltola known for?

About 30% of the 554 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Kharmaltola

Of every 100 households in Kharmaltola in 2011, 48 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kharmaltola · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**66%

Tap water ****3%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**21%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****1%**

**87%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**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 Kharmaltola?

■ Kharmaltola · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**956

Working population ****75.1%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 75.7% for women. 77% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 36 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (49%) · **■** Household industry 18 (4%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 167 (36%)

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

- Katalwada648 people
- Khedegaon637 people
- Kharkada628 people
- Khobramendha624 people
- Antargaon615 people
- Lendhari583 people
- Deulgaon581 people
- Bhategaon549 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kharmaltola from Gadchiroli?61 km by road
- What is the population of Kharmaltola?622 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharmaltola in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kharmaltola?82.1% (Census 2011)