Village · Gandhwani, Dhar
# Golpura Pada

Golpura Pada is a village in Gandhwani sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 401 people in 74 households, the 115th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.
- 401 people (2011)
- 74 households
- 37.7% literacy
- 1,215 females per 1,000 males

## Golpura Pada PIN code and other codes

Golpura Pada falls in Gandhwani sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Gandhwani
- Census village code 475216

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

## How far is Golpura Pada from nearby towns?
- Dhar (district HQ) 14 km by road
- Dhar (nearest town) 14 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Golpura Pada?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Golpura Pada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Golpura Pada known for?

The main crops are soyabean, maize and wheat. About 34% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Golpura Pada

Of every 100 households in Golpura Pada in 2011, 40 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Golpura Pada · ■ Gandhwani rural average
- Electricity for lighting 40% 69%
- Toilet within the home 0% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 33% 40%
- Television 0% 7%
- Mobile phone 10% 24%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 82% 60%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Golpura Pada?

■ Golpura Pada · ■ Gandhwani rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 37.7% 43.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1215 1009
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1286 983
- Working population 46.9% 48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.7% for men and 34.4% for women. 51% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 84 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 37 (20%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 66 (35%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Gandhwani
- Jalokhiya 442 people
- Gungidevi 436 people
- Balwari Kalan 418 people
- Amghata 417 people
- Borda 400 people
- Virpurpada 396 people
- Chanduri 382 people
- Umar Kuwakalan 380 people

All 150 villages in Gandhwani

## Quick answers
- How far is Golpura Pada from Dhar? 14 km by road
- What is the population of Golpura Pada? 401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golpura Pada in? Dhar district (Gandhwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Golpura Pada? 37.7% (Census 2011)

---
Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/gandhwani/golpura-pada-475216/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.