Village · Jamai, Chhindwara
# Ghodawadi Kalan

Ghodawadi Kalan is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 723 people in 170 households, the 90th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.
- 723 people (2011)
- 170 households
- 55.2% literacy
- 1,114 females per 1,000 males

## Ghodawadi Kalan PIN code and other codes

Ghodawadi Kalan falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Jamai
- Census village code 494503

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

## How far is Ghodawadi Kalan from nearby towns?
- Jamai (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Damua (nearest town) 5 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Ghodawadi Kalan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ghodawadi Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghodawadi Kalan known for?

About 19% of the 663 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ghodawadi Kalan

Of every 100 households in Ghodawadi Kalan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghodawadi Kalan · ■ Jamai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 73%
- Toilet within the home 0% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 87%
- Tap water 0% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 91%
- Use banking services 5% 66%
- Television 15% 17%
- Mobile phone 17% 19%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 50%
- Own their home 81% 89%

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

## What is the population of Ghodawadi Kalan?

■ Ghodawadi Kalan · ■ Jamai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.2% 54.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1114 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1569 950
- Working population 28.5% 45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 46.2% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 10 (5%) · ■ Marginal 191 (93%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jamai
- Dhakarwadi 738 people
- Pipariya Ganu 737 people
- Bamhanwara 732 people
- Upli 724 people
- Bhaura Khapa 716 people
- Muari 713 people
- Belgaon Mal 707 people
- Mali 706 people

All 261 villages in Jamai

## Quick answers
- How far is Ghodawadi Kalan from Chhindwara? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Ghodawadi Kalan? 723 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghodawadi Kalan in? Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghodawadi Kalan? 55.2% (Census 2011)

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