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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sau vimaltai kisan rathod
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- LGD code
- 541680
- Pincode
- 442908
- Post office
- Chandur (Chandrapur)
- Population
- 274
- Households
- 65
- Literacy rate
- 53.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 154
- Distance to district centre
- 74 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 43 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 641 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 247 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mukutban · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Ayurvedic Dispensary, Jhari (NRHM) · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Hatkarguda compares
By population, Hatkarguda ranks #66 of 81 villages in Jiwati mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.3%
−1.5% vs mandal average
Hatkarguda53.3%
Jiwati mandal54.8%
Chandrapur district71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+37 vs mandal average
Hatkarguda1,000
Jiwati mandal963
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
Hatkarguda4.2
Jiwati mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hatkarguda at a glance
Hatkarguda is a village of 274 people in 65 households (Census 2011) in Jiwati taluka, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, the 66th-largest of 81 villages in Jiwati taluka. Literacy is 53%, 2 points below the taluka average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 74 km from the Chandrapur district centre, 31 km from Indervelly (B), the nearest town, 30 km from Mukutban railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442908, served by Chandur (Chandrapur) post office; the LGD village code is 541680. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Ayurvedic Dispensary, Jhari (NRHM), 12 km away. The sarpanch is sau vimaltai kisan rathod. The population is estimated at 323 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nokewada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatkarguda · this village | 274 | 53% | — |
| Nokewada · Jiwati | 264 | 40% | 1 km N |
| Kolama · Gadiguda | 1,364 | 50% | 2.5 km NW |
| Wani Bk · Jiwati | 883 | 55% | 3.8 km NE |
| Parswada (B) · Gadiguda | 911 | 50% | 4.7 km NW |
| Paraswada (K) · Gadiguda | 898 | 52% | 4.7 km NW |
| Gudsela · Jiwati | 1,312 | 50% | 4.7 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hatkarguda
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- 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)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- 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
- RAJURA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 74
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 84
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 246.85
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 84
- Forest area (ha)
- 154.06
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Hatkarguda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Hatkarguda
- LGD code
- 541680
- Pincode
- 442908
- Post office
- Chandur (Chandrapur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 274
- Population (projected 2026)
- 323
- Households
- 65
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 53.3%
- Coordinates
- 19.55878°N, 78.96384°E
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sau vimaltai kisan rathod
- Block / Mandal
- Jiwati
Getting there
How to reach Hatkarguda
Nearest town · 10,665 people
Indervelly (B) · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 4 min by car · 1 h 16 min by bike
DirectionsDistance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai641 kmcapital
- Hyderabad247 km
- Chennai733 km
- Bengaluru747 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMukutban30 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Ayurvedic Dispensary, Jhari (NRHM)12 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India26 km
- CollegeGovernment Residential College46 km
- Police stationPolice Station, gadiguda8 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 442908
Villages near Hatkarguda
Other villages in Jiwati mandal
View all 60+ →- Jiwati
- Shengaon
- Bhari
- Teka Mandwa
- Kumbhezari
- Chikhali Buj
- Chikali Kh.
- Patan
- Gudsela
- Yellapur
- Dhonda Arjuni
- Nagrala
- Markalmetta
- Shedwahi-1
- Markagondi
- Ambezari
- Pallezari
- Bhokasapur
- Himayatnagar
- Lambori
- Pitiguda No.1
- Kekezari
- Wani Bk
- Tatakohad
- Lendiguda
- Nandappa
- Dewalaguda
- Punaguda
- Pitiguda No.2
- Khadki Hirapur
- Antapur
- Narpathar
- Kotha Bu
- Asapur
- Sorakasa
- Parmdoli
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)