'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
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Yetala (Rith) observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Hinganghat mandal is Mahadeo’s Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Yetala (Rith) itself.
By population, Yetala (Rith) ranks #132 of 187 villages in Hinganghat mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Yetala (Rith) is a village of 7 people in 2 households (Census 2011) in Hinganghat taluka, Wardha district, Maharashtra, the 132nd-largest of 187 villages in Hinganghat taluka. Literacy is 86%, 11 points above the taluka average of 75% and the sex ratio is 400 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 442301, served by Hinganghat post office; the LGD village code is 534409. The village votes in Ralegaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prof. Dr. Ashok Ramaji Wooike. The population is estimated at 8 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kutki →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yetala (Rith) · this village | 7 | 86% | — |
| Kutki · Hinganghat | 1,427 | 77% | — |
| Sonegaon(Ra) · Hinganghat | 557 | 78% | — |
| Bondurni · Hinganghat | 246 | 49% | — |
| Bid Ajangaon (Rith) · Hinganghat | 0 | — | — |
| Bid Sonegaon (Rith) · Hinganghat | 0 | — | — |
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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