Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli
# Shivni

Shivni is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 1,091 people in 245 households, the 24th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.
- 1,091 people (2011)
- 245 households
- 80.1% literacy
- 1,032 females per 1,000 males

## Shivni PIN code and other codes

Shivni falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Kurkheda
- Census village code 538688

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Shivni from nearby towns?
- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ) 87 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Shivni?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Shivni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kurkheda
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kurkheda
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shivni known for?

About 27% of the 1,241 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Shivni

Of every 100 households in Shivni in 2011, 54 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shivni · ■ Kurkheda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 54% 64%
- Toilet within the home 21% 33%
- No toilet (open defecation) 79% 66%
- Tap water 0% 15%
- Drinking water within premises 16% 21%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94%
- Use banking services 96% 87%
- Television 21% 20%
- Mobile phone 26% 21%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 19% 26%
- Own their home 97% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shivni?

■ Shivni · ■ Kurkheda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.1% 80.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1032 977
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 912 956
- Working population 55.1% 58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 73.1% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 379 (63%) · ■ Farm labourers 166 (28%) · ■ Other work 24 (4%) · ■ Marginal 32 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kurkheda
- Nanhi 1,147 people
- Dadapur 1,144 people
- Charbhatti 1,109 people
- Ramgad 1,105 people
- Palasgad 1,080 people
- Janbhur Kheda 1,067 people
- Sawalkheda 1,044 people
- Sonerangi 1,035 people

All 127 villages in Kurkheda

## Quick answers
- How far is Shivni from Gadchiroli? 87 km by road
- What is the population of Shivni? 1,091 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shivni in? Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shivni? 80.1% (Census 2011)

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