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

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Wadhona

Wadhona is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **432 people in 99 households**, the 68th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 432people (2011)
- 99households
- 73.6%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Wadhona PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538644

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

## How far is Wadhona from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)75 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)46 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 Wadhona?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Wadhona; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kadholi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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)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 Wadhona known for?

About 50% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and -21 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 Wadhona

Of every 100 households in Wadhona in 2011, 64 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Wadhona · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**66%

Tap water ****2%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**21%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****99%**

**87%

Television ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Wadhona?

■ Wadhona · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**956

Working population ****63.9%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 63.2% for women. 65% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 199 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (7%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 56 (20%)

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

- Ranwahi480 people
- Chandona479 people
- Warvi477 people
- Sawargaon460 people
- Yerkadi430 people
- Salai Tola424 people
- Wagheda422 people
- Dameshwar420 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Wadhona from Gadchiroli?75 km by road
- What is the population of Wadhona?432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wadhona in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Wadhona?73.6% (Census 2011)