Village · Shadhora, Ashoknagar
# Gata Shadora

Gata Shadora is a village in Shadhora sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 487 people in 111 households, the 55th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.
- 487 people (2011)
- 111 households
- 57.8% literacy
- 964 females per 1,000 males

## Gata Shadora PIN code and other codes

Gata Shadora falls in Shadhora sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Ashoknagar
- Census village code 500538

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gata Shadora from nearby towns?
- Shadhora (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ) 28 km by road
- Ashoknagar (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gata Shadora?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gata Shadora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Raghogarh
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gata Shadora known for?

The main crops are soyabean, mung and wheat. About 80% of the 422 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gata Shadora

Of every 100 households in Gata Shadora in 2011, 89 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gata Shadora · ■ Shadhora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 64%
- Toilet within the home 2% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 87%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 40% 36%
- Television 20% 27%
- Mobile phone 50% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 42% 34%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gata Shadora?

■ Gata Shadora · ■ Shadhora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.8% 66.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 915
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1026 929
- Working population 48.7% 40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 44.2% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 73 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 22 (9%) · ■ Household industry 10 (4%) · ■ Other work 16 (7%) · ■ Marginal 116 (49%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shadhora
- Mohri Gyan 531 people
- Semri Lohabad 515 people
- Tonkali 495 people
- Kherona 492 people
- Semri Jumman 485 people
- Bhugawali 482 people
- Rasidpur 481 people
- Damoh 461 people

All 108 villages in Shadhora

## Quick answers
- How far is Gata Shadora from Ashoknagar? 28 km by road
- What is the population of Gata Shadora? 487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gata Shadora in? Ashoknagar district (Shadhora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gata Shadora? 57.8% (Census 2011)

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