# Yerandi Village, Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/yerandi-538198/ Village · Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya # Yerandi Yerandi is a village in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,816 people in 339 households**, the 24th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 1,816people (2011) - 339households - 85.0%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Yerandi PIN code and other codes Yerandi falls in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockArjuni Morgaon - Census village code538198 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Yerandi from nearby towns? - Arjuni Morgaon (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)72 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)55 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 Yerandi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Yerandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Navegaon Bandh - ○Degree college5–10 km · Navegaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakoli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Yerandi known for? Products made here include bamboo mat. About 64% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Yerandi Of every 100 households in Yerandi in 2011, 80 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Yerandi · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **87% Toilet within the home ****32%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **40% Tap water ****29%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **86% Use banking services ****55%** **74% Television ****24%** **30% Mobile phone ****36%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **21% Own their home ****97%** **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 Yerandi? ■ Yerandi · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **937 Working population ****50.7%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.2% for men and 77.1% for women. 51% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 118 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (28%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (6%) · **■** Marginal 477 (52%) 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 Arjuni Morgaon - Khamkhurra1,899 people - Kaneri1,873 people - Zarpada1,868 people - Dewalgaon1,852 people - Karandali1,765 people - Siregaon1,696 people - Zashinagar1,680 people - Bhiwakhidki1,658 people [All 159 villages in Arjuni Morgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Yerandi from Gondiya?72 km by road - What is the population of Yerandi?1,816 (Census 2011) - Which district is Yerandi in?Gondiya district (Arjuni Morgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Yerandi?85.0% (Census 2011)