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Kunghada (Rith) observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
By population, Kunghada (Rith) ranks #109 of 135 villages in Nagbhid mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kunghada (Rith) is a village of 44 people in 12 households (Census 2011) in Nagbhid taluka, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, the 109th-largest of 135 villages in Nagbhid taluka. Literacy is 61%, 7 points below the taluka average of 68% and the sex ratio is 760 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 441205, served by Nagbhid post office; the LGD village code is 540601. The sarpanch is yashavant rushi gajabhe, and the village votes in Chimur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Banti Bhangdiya. The population is estimated at 52 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Pendhari Barad →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kunghada (Rith) · this village | 44 | 61% | — |
| Pendhari Barad · Nagbhid | 703 | 73% | — |
| Kasarla · Nagbhid | 486 | 69% | — |
| Korambi · Nagbhid | 403 | 56% | — |
| Rengatur · Nagbhid | 269 | 73% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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