# Gangwani Village, Jamai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jamai, Chhindwara 

# Gangwani

Gangwani is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **626 people in 134 households**, the 110th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 626people (2011)
- 134households
- 52.1%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Gangwani PIN code and other codes

Gangwani falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJamai
- Census village code494422

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

## How far is Gangwani from nearby towns?

- Jamai (sub-district HQ)87 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)105 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 Gangwani?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gangwani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tamiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river

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 Gangwani known for?

About 6% of the 1,327 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gangwani

Of every 100 households in Gangwani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangwani · ■ Jamai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****100%**

**66%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**50%

Own their home ****86%**

**89%

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 Gangwani?

■ Gangwani · ■ Jamai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**950

Working population ****50.2%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.0% for men and 43.1% for women. 50% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 298 (95%)

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 Jamai

- Seltiya639 people
- Padhar634 people
- Kota Khari630 people
- Chikhlar629 people
- Manduwa625 people
- Chandniya Koyalwadi622 people
- Malni621 people
- Nimoti619 people

[All 261 villages in Jamai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangwani from Chhindwara?105 km by road
- What is the population of Gangwani?626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangwani in?Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gangwani?52.1% (Census 2011)