Village · Salekasa, Gondiya # Powaritola Powaritola is a village in Salekasa sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra, PIN code 441916. The 2011 Census counted 923 people in 197 households, the 40th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 923 people (2011) - 197 households - 81.3% literacy - 441916 PIN code ## Powaritola PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Powaritola is 441916. Powaritola falls in Salekasa sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - PIN code 441916 - Community development block Salekasa - Census village code 537985 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Powaritola from nearby towns? - Salekasa (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ) 39 km by road - Gondiya (nearest town) 39 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Powaritola? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Powaritola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Salekasa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Salekasa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gondiya - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Powaritola known for? About 53% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Powaritola Of every 100 households in Powaritola in 2011, 82 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Powaritola · ■ Salekasa rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 68% - Toilet within the home 25% 36% - No toilet (open defecation) 75% 64% - Tap water 0% 10% - Drinking water within premises 33% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97% - Use banking services 79% 68% - Television 20% 22% - Mobile phone 33% 32% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 18% 18% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Powaritola? ■ Powaritola · ■ Salekasa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.3% 81.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 994 1007 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1065 966 - Working population 60.0% 57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 73.2% for women. 66% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 139 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 201 (36%) · ■ Household industry 10 (2%) · ■ Other work 38 (7%) · ■ Marginal 166 (30%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Salekasa - Salangtola 1,002 people - Kopalgad 984 people - Bodal bodi 939 people - Kosamtarra 930 people - Bramhantola 904 people - Khedepar 897 people - Pathantola 870 people - Marka Khanda 859 people All 91 villages in Salekasa ## Other places named Powaritola - Powaritola · Village, Gondiya, Gondiya · 829 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Powaritola? 441916 - How far is Powaritola from Gondiya? 39 km by road - What is the population of Powaritola? 923 (Census 2011) - Which district is Powaritola in? Gondiya district (Salekasa sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Powaritola? 81.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/salekasa/powaritola/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.