# Gondalwada Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Babai, Hoshangabad 

# Gondalwada

Gondalwada is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **836 people in 199 households**, the 51st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 836people (2011)
- 199households
- 81.2%literacy
- 825females per 1,000 males

## Gondalwada PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code487575

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

## How far is Gondalwada from nearby towns?

- Babai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)35 km by road
- Hoshangabad (nearest town)35 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 Gondalwada?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Gondalwada known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 93% of the 474 hectares of village land is sown, and 437 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 Gondalwada

Of every 100 households in Gondalwada in 2011, 86 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gondalwada · ■ Babai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**33%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**31%

Television ****20%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gondalwada?

■ Gondalwada · ■ Babai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**919

Working population ****34.9%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 68.5% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (39%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 49 (17%)

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

- Dondhai941 people
- Kans Kheda913 people
- Mangrol898 people
- Bhatwada872 people
- Bagal Khedi826 people
- Bhanpur817 people
- Sendarwada817 people
- Budhwada804 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gondalwada from Hoshangabad?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gondalwada?836 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gondalwada in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gondalwada?81.2% (Census 2011)