# Sindesur Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/sindesur/

Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Sindesur

Sindesur is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **138 people in 32 households**, the 107th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 138people (2011)
- 32households
- 73.3%literacy
- 792females per 1,000 males

## Sindesur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538659

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

## How far is Sindesur from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)92 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 Sindesur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sindesur; 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 Sindesur known for?

About 15% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Sindesur

Of every 100 households in Sindesur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sindesur · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**21%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Sindesur?

■ Sindesur · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****792**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**956

Working population ****59.4%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 62.0% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (35%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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

- Chikhaldhokada154 people
- Dongargaon154 people
- Joshitola151 people
- Bortola143 people
- Katangtola107 people
- Dalli101 people
- Dhusi Masahat99 people
- Kotaldoha98 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sindesur from Gadchiroli?92 km by road
- What is the population of Sindesur?138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sindesur in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sindesur?73.3% (Census 2011)