# Gaichol Village, Roha, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Roha, Raigarh 

# Gaichol

Gaichol is a village in Roha sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **152 people in 48 households**, the 161st largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 20.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 152people (2011)
- 48households
- 20.7%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Gaichol PIN code and other codes

Gaichol falls in Roha sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRoha
- Census village code554322

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

## How far is Gaichol from nearby towns?

- Roha Ashtami (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)51 km by road
- Roha Ashtami (nearest town)20 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 Gaichol?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gaichol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bobadghar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Roha Ashtami
- ○Degree college10+ km · Roha Ashtami
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagothane
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Gaichol known for?

About 80% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Gaichol

Of every 100 households in Gaichol in 2011, 31 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaichol · ■ Roha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**28%

Tap water ****0%**

**55%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**32%

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

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**64%

Use banking services ****68%**

**52%

Television ****17%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****69%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**86%

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 Gaichol?

■ Gaichol · ■ Roha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****20.7%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**939

Working population ****71.7%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 21.2% for men and 20.3% for women. 71% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 104 (95%)

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 Roha

- Jadhavwadi188 people
- Wazaroli179 people
- Madhali Kh.175 people
- Gherasurgad168 people
- Ashtami146 people
- Shiloshi127 people
- Kelghar107 people
- Bobadghar104 people

[All 167 villages in Roha](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/roha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaichol from Alibag?51 km by road
- What is the population of Gaichol?152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaichol in?Raigarh district (Roha sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gaichol?20.7% (Census 2011)