# Echaya Village, Gohad, Bhind (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gohad, Bhind 

# Echaya

Echaya is a village in Gohad sub-district of Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,667 people in 313 households**, the 37th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%.

- 1,667people (2011)
- 313households
- 58.4%literacy
- 836females per 1,000 males

## Echaya PIN code and other codes

Echaya falls in Gohad sub-district, Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGohad
- Census village code453307

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Echaya from nearby towns?

- Gohad (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bhind (district HQ)52 km by road
- Gohad (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Echaya?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Echaya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gohad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gohad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Echaya known for?

About 78% of the 771 hectares of village land is sown, and 291 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Echaya

Of every 100 households in Echaya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Echaya · ■ Gohad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****21%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Echaya?

■ Echaya · ■ Gohad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**72.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****836**

**814

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**820

Working population ****33.7%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 36.2% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 447 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 37 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gohad

- Bara1,866 people
- Tudila1,799 people
- Suhas1,795 people
- Piparoli1,709 people
- Kanipura1,662 people
- Chamhedi1,655 people
- Badera1,634 people
- Chandahara1,622 people

[All 202 villages in Gohad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/gohad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Echaya from Bhind?52 km by road
- What is the population of Echaya?1,667 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Echaya in?Bhind district (Gohad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Echaya?58.4% (Census 2011)