# Darshewada Village, Sironcha, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sironcha, Gadchiroli 

# Darshewada

Darshewada is a village in Sironcha sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **152 people in 43 households**, the 90th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 152people (2011)
- 43households
- 66.4%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Darshewada PIN code and other codes

Darshewada falls in Sironcha sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSironcha
- Census village code540001

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

## How far is Darshewada from nearby towns?

- Sironcha (sub-district HQ)68 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)215 km by road
- Ballarpur (nearest town)200 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 Darshewada?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Darshewada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jafrabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sironcha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Darshewada known for?

About 52% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Darshewada

Of every 100 households in Darshewada in 2011, 7 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darshewada · ■ Sironcha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**30%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****5%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**22%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****19%**

**72%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****65%**

**61%

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 Darshewada?

■ Darshewada · ■ Sironcha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**967

Working population ****78.9%**

**61.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 51.4% for women. 79% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 84 (70%)

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 Sironcha

- Ramannapetha Ray180 people
- Pochampalli Ry177 people
- Yedsili169 people
- Mrudukrishnapur155 people
- Ramanjpur W.L.150 people
- Muttapur Mal147 people
- Chipurdubba Ry.133 people
- Jarjpetha133 people

[All 147 villages in Sironcha](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/sironcha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Darshewada from Gadchiroli?215 km by road
- What is the population of Darshewada?152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darshewada in?Gadchiroli district (Sironcha sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Darshewada?66.4% (Census 2011)