# Medaram Chak Village, Sironcha, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sironcha, Gadchiroli 

# Medaram Chak

Medaram Chak is a village in Sironcha sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, PIN code **442504**. The 2011 Census counted **373 people in 110 households**, the 62nd largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 373people (2011)
- 110households
- 59.7%literacy
- 442504PIN code

## Medaram Chak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Medaram Chak is 442504.** Medaram Chak falls in Sironcha sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code442504
- Community development blockSironcha
- Census village code540059

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

## How far is Medaram Chak from nearby towns?

- Sironcha (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)198 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 Medaram Chak?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Medaram Chak; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sironcha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sironcha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Medaram Chak known for?

About 34% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Medaram Chak

Of every 100 households in Medaram Chak in 2011, 51 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Medaram Chak · ■ Sironcha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**22%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****92%**

**72%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****64%**

**61%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Medaram Chak?

■ Medaram Chak · ■ Sironcha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1207**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**967

Working population ****59.0%**

**61.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 46.7% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (51%) · **■** Other work 30 (14%) · **■** Marginal 8 (4%)

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

- Gumalkonda Patch421 people
- Muttapur Chak416 people
- Chittur Ry385 people
- Bamni375 people
- Kottur Ry371 people
- Karjeli Ry362 people
- Chintalpalli348 people
- Ganjiramannapeta348 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Medaram Chak?442504
- How far is Medaram Chak from Gadchiroli?198 km by road
- What is the population of Medaram Chak?373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Medaram Chak in?Gadchiroli district (Sironcha sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Medaram Chak?59.7% (Census 2011)
