Aheri is a Block located in Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra. Located in urban region of Maharashtra, it is one among the 12 blocks of Gadchiroli district. According to the administration register, the block code of Aheri is 113. The block has 184 villages and there are total 26446 families in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Aheri's population is 116992. Out of this, 58916 are males whereas the females count 58076 here. This block has 12991 children in the age group of 0-6 years. Out of this 6687 are boys and 6304 are girls.
Literacy rate in Aheri block is 62%. 72851 out of total 116992 population is literate here. Among males the literacy rate is 68% as 40520 males out of total 58916 are educated whereas female literacy rate is 55% as 32331 out of total 58076 females are literate in this Block.
The Negative side is that illiteracy rate of Aheri block is 37%. Here 44141 out of total 116992 persons are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 31% as 18396 males out of total 58916 are illiterate. Among the females the illiteracy rate is 44% and 25745 out of total 58076 females are illiterate in this block.
The count of employed individual of Aheri block is 56538 while 60454 are non-working. And out of 56538 employed people 17954 peoples are fully reliant on farming.