# Venkatapur Village, Sironcha, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sironcha, Gadchiroli 

# Venkatapur

Venkatapur is a village in Sironcha sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **728 people in 136 households**, the 28th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 728people (2011)
- 136households
- 73.4%literacy
- 793females per 1,000 males

## Venkatapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSironcha
- Census village code540035

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

## How far is Venkatapur from nearby towns?

- Sironcha (sub-district HQ)75 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)200 km by road
- Warangal (nearest town)150 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 Venkatapur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Venkatapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bamani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sironcha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Venkatapur known for?

About 56% of the 496 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Venkatapur

Of every 100 households in Venkatapur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Venkatapur · ■ Sironcha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**92%

Tap water ****16%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**95%

Use banking services ****94%**

**72%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****62%**

**61%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Venkatapur?

■ Venkatapur · ■ Sironcha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****793**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****406**

**967

Working population ****47.4%**

**61.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 62.8% for women. 42% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 97 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (5%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 214 (62%)

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

- Amravati C.L.816 people
- Ramanjpur Tole810 people
- Janampalli W.l.752 people
- Sonnur Mal730 people
- Golagudam Chak719 people
- Narsayyapalli702 people
- Arda671 people
- Maddikuntha644 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Venkatapur from Gadchiroli?200 km by road
- What is the population of Venkatapur?728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Venkatapur in?Gadchiroli district (Sironcha sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Venkatapur?73.4% (Census 2011)