# Usikheda Village, Sadak-Arjuni, Gondiya (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sadak-Arjuni, Gondiya 

# Usikheda

Usikheda is a village in Sadak-Arjuni sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **649 people in 162 households**, the 71st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%.

- 649people (2011)
- 162households
- 77.4%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Usikheda PIN code and other codes

Usikheda falls in Sadak-Arjuni sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSadak-Arjuni
- Census village code538139

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

## How far is Usikheda from nearby towns?

- Sadak-Arjuni (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gondiya (district HQ)53 km by road
- Gondiya (nearest town)53 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 Usikheda?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Usikheda; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · S Arjuni
- ○Degree college5–10 km · S Arjuni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gondiya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Usikheda known for?

The main crops are **cereals**. About 31% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Usikheda

Of every 100 households in Usikheda in 2011, 74 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Usikheda · ■ Sadak-Arjuni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****56%**

**81%

Television ****22%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Usikheda?

■ Usikheda · ■ Sadak-Arjuni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**84.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1545**

**948

Working population ****65.9%**

**55.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 67.0% for women. 72% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 204 (48%) · **■** Household industry 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 21 (5%) · **■** Marginal 141 (33%)

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 Sadak-Arjuni

- Halbitola683 people
- Dongargaon678 people
- Pradhantola666 people
- Gopaltoli658 people
- Manditola636 people
- Dodke610 people
- Kawalewada605 people
- Lendezari586 people

[All 108 villages in Sadak-Arjuni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/sadak-arjuni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Usikheda from Gondiya?53 km by road
- What is the population of Usikheda?649 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Usikheda in?Gondiya district (Sadak-Arjuni sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Usikheda?77.4% (Census 2011)