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- LGD code
- 538997
- Pincode
- 442606
- Post office
- Dhanora
- Population
- 34
- Households
- 5
- Literacy rate
- 44.1%
- Sex ratio
- 619 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 12
- Distance to district centre
- 66 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 48 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 799 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 399 km
- Nearest railway station
- Wadsa · 44 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- SDH Kurkheda · 21 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ranwahi compares
By population, Ranwahi ranks #206 of 228 villages in Dhanora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.1%
−19.1% vs mandal average
- Ranwahi
- 44.1%
- Dhanora mandal
- 63.2%
- Gadchiroli district
- 66.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
619
−372 vs mandal average
- Ranwahi
- 619
- Dhanora mandal
- 991
Household size
people per home
6.8
+2.3 vs mandal average
- Ranwahi
- 6.8
- Dhanora mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ranwahi at a glance
Ranwahi is a village of 34 people in 5 households (Census 2011) in Dhanora taluka, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, the 206th-largest of 228 villages in Dhanora taluka. Literacy is 44%, 19 points below the taluka average of 63% and the sex ratio is 619 women per 1,000 men. It lies 66 km from the Gadchiroli district centre, 40 km from Armori, the nearest town, 44 km from Wadsa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442606, served by Dhanora post office; the LGD village code is 538997. The nearest hospital or health centre is SDH Kurkheda, 21 km away. The village votes in Brahmapuri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Wadettiwar. The population is estimated at 40 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ranwahi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GADCHIROLI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 107
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10
- Forest area (ha)
- 82
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ranwahi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ranwahi
- LGD code
- 538997
- Pincode
- 442606
- Post office
- Dhanora
- Population (Census 2011)
- 34
- Population (projected 2026)
- 40
- Households
- 5
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 619
- Literacy rate
- 44.1%
- Coordinates
- 20.50728°N, 80.36152°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gadchiroli-Chimur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Brahmapuri
- Member of Parliament
- Namdeo Kirsan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Wadettiwar
- Block / Mandal
- Dhanora
Getting there
How to reach Ranwahi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai799 kmcapital
- Hyderabad399 km
- Chennai826 km
- Kolkata859 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationWadsa44 km
- Hospital / PHCSDH Kurkheda21 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India21 km
- Petrol pumpCM Petrol Pump27 km
- CollegeMahatma Gandhi Arts, Science & Late N. P. Commerce College40 km
- Police stationPolice Station53 km
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- 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)