# Chimantola, Amgaon, Gondiya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Amgaon, Gondiya 

# Chimantola

Chimantola is a village in [Amgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/amgaon/) sub-district of [Gondiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). The 2011 Census counted **324 people in 73 households**, the 79th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 324people (2011)
- 73households
- 83.2%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Chimantola PIN code and other codes

Chimantola falls in Amgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAmgaon
- Census village code537966

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

## How far is Chimantola from nearby towns?

- Amgaon (sub-district HQ)96 km by road
- Gondiya (district HQ)38 km by road
- Gondiya (nearest town)38 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 Chimantola?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tigaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gondiya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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)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 Chimantola known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 62% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Chimantola

Of every 100 households in Chimantola in 2011, 79 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chimantola · ■ Amgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**50%

Tap water ****3%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**37%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****84%**

**75%

Television ****10%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**15%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Chimantola?

■ Chimantola · ■ Amgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**973

Working population ****63.3%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 76.6% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 71 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (33%) · **■** Other work 21 (10%) · **■** Marginal 46 (22%)

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 Amgaon

- Bhalitola447 people
- Nangtola404 people
- Katangtola394 people
- Baniyatola345 people
- Pipartola315 people
- Waghdongari265 people

[All 81 villages in Amgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/amgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chimantola from Gondiya?38 km by road
- What is the population of Chimantola?324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chimantola in?Gondiya district (Amgaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chimantola?83.2% (Census 2011)