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- LGD code
- 539035
- Pincode
- 442606
- Post office
- Dhanora
- Population
- 213
- Households
- 48
- Literacy rate
- 39%
- Sex ratio
- 1048 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 149
Census 2011 · in context
How Kamthala compares
By population, Kamthala ranks #116 of 228 villages in Dhanora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.0%
−24.2% vs mandal average
- Kamthala
- 39.0%
- Dhanora mandal
- 63.2%
- Gadchiroli district
- 66.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,048
+57 vs mandal average
- Kamthala
- 1,048
- Dhanora mandal
- 991
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Kamthala
- 4.4
- Dhanora mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kamthala at a glance
Kamthala is a village of 213 people in 48 households (Census 2011) in Dhanora taluka, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, the 116th-largest of 228 villages in Dhanora taluka. Literacy is 39%, 24 points below the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,048 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 442606, served by Dhanora post office; the LGD village code is 539035. The village votes in Brahmapuri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Wadettiwar. The population is estimated at 251 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kamthala →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamthala · this village | 213 | 39% | — |
| Hadapeth · Dhanora | 113 | 64% | — |
| Padaboriya · Dhanora | 56 | 34% | — |
| Kisner · Dhanora | 48 | 33% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kamthala
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GADCHIROLI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 61
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 90
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 90
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 611.66
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60.88
- Forest area (ha)
- 436.25
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kamthala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kamthala
- LGD code
- 539035
- Pincode
- 442606
- Post office
- Dhanora
- Population (Census 2011)
- 213
- Population (projected 2026)
- 251
- Households
- 48
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1048
- Literacy rate
- 39.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gadchiroli-Chimur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Brahmapuri
- Member of Parliament
- Namdeo Kirsan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Wadettiwar
- Block / Mandal
- Dhanora
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)