# Gumalkonda Patch Village, Sironcha, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sironcha, Gadchiroli 

# Gumalkonda Patch

Gumalkonda Patch is a village in Sironcha sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **421 people in 110 households**, the 58th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 421people (2011)
- 110households
- 66.0%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Gumalkonda Patch PIN code and other codes

Gumalkonda Patch falls in Sironcha sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSironcha
- Census village code540132

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

## How far is Gumalkonda Patch from nearby towns?

- Sironcha (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)240 km by road
- Mancherial (nearest town)110 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 Gumalkonda Patch?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gumalkonda Patch; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aasarali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sironcha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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)12 h summer · 12 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 Gumalkonda Patch known for?

About 51% of the 814 hectares of village land is sown, and 418 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 Gumalkonda Patch

Of every 100 households in Gumalkonda Patch in 2011, 34 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gumalkonda Patch · ■ Sironcha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**30%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****97%**

**72%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****71%**

**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 Gumalkonda Patch?

■ Gumalkonda Patch · ■ Sironcha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**967

Working population ****58.7%**

**61.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 55.2% for women. 56% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 131 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (42%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Sironcha

- Bogatagudam444 people
- Laxmidevi Petha Ry439 people
- Pentipaka Chak424 people
- Laxmidevi Petha Chak422 people
- Muttapur Chak416 people
- Chittur Ry385 people
- Bamni375 people
- Medaram Chak373 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gumalkonda Patch from Gadchiroli?240 km by road
- What is the population of Gumalkonda Patch?421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gumalkonda Patch in?Gadchiroli district (Sironcha sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gumalkonda Patch?66.0% (Census 2011)