# Darrekasa Village, Salekasa, Gondiya (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/salekasa/darrekasa/ Village · Salekasa, Gondiya # Darrekasa Darrekasa is a village in Salekasa sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **397 people in 80 households**, the 77th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 397people (2011) - 80households - 77.0%literacy - 1,068females per 1,000 males ## Darrekasa PIN code and other codes Darrekasa falls in Salekasa sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSalekasa - Census village code538040 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Darrekasa from nearby towns? - Salekasa (sub-district HQ)17 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 Darrekasa? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Darrekasa; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jamakude - ○Degree college10+ km · Salekasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gondiya - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office10+ 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Darrekasa known for? About 38% of the 409 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Darrekasa Of every 100 households in Darrekasa in 2011, 23 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Darrekasa · ■ Salekasa rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **68% Toilet within the home ****13%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **64% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****94%** **68% Television ****14%** **22% Mobile phone ****15%** **32% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **18% Own their home ****99%** **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 Darrekasa? ■ Darrekasa · ■ Salekasa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **966 Working population ****62.5%** **57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 69.9% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 111 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (11%) · **■** Marginal 67 (27%) 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 Salekasa - Kular Bhatti462 people - Domatola443 people - Bhadipar430 people - Mokasitola413 people - Dandhari368 people - Bakal Sarra357 people - Dhansuwa343 people - Daldalkuhi279 people [All 91 villages in Salekasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/salekasa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Darrekasa from Gondiya?53 km by road - What is the population of Darrekasa?397 (Census 2011) - Which district is Darrekasa in?Gondiya district (Salekasa sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Darrekasa?77.0% (Census 2011)