# Gajanpur Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Babai, Hoshangabad 

# Gajanpur

Gajanpur is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **239 people in 58 households**, the 97th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 239people (2011)
- 58households
- 82.0%literacy
- 811females per 1,000 males

## Gajanpur PIN code and other codes

Gajanpur falls in Babai sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code487582

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

## How far is Gajanpur from nearby towns?

- Babai (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)30 km by road
- Babai (nearest town)7 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 Gajanpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gajanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Babai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Babai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Gajanpur known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 92% of the 294 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 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 Gajanpur

Of every 100 households in Gajanpur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajanpur · ■ Babai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**33%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****50%**

**31%

Television ****36%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**39%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Gajanpur?

■ Gajanpur · ■ Babai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**919

Working population ****45.2%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 76.8% for women. 66% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (17%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 42 (39%)

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 Babai

- Panwasa350 people
- Panjra Khurd347 people
- Dangiwada340 people
- Khutiya285 people
- Malhanwada234 people
- Guradiyakhurd226 people
- Bhatwadi223 people
- Amkhedi183 people

[All 106 villages in Babai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gajanpur from Hoshangabad?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gajanpur?239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajanpur in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gajanpur?82.0% (Census 2011)