# Gajnai Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Gajnai

Gajnai is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **445 people in 95 households**, the 101st largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 445people (2011)
- 95households
- 64.6%literacy
- 854females per 1,000 males

## Gajnai PIN code and other codes

Gajnai falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487727

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

## How far is Gajnai from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)72 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)20 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 Gajnai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shobhapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Gajnai known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 86% of the 369 hectares of village land is sown, and 218 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 Gajnai

Of every 100 households in Gajnai in 2011, 56 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gajnai · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**34%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****52%**

**51%

Television ****28%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Gajnai?

■ Gajnai · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**904

Working population ****32.8%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 47.4% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 64 (44%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 75 (51%)

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 Sohagpur

- Panjara476 people
- Untiya Shankar470 people
- Lakhanpur451 people
- Marka Dhana449 people
- Paraswada445 people
- Katiya Khapa444 people
- Badai Khedi441 people
- Sankai441 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gajnai from Hoshangabad?72 km by road
- What is the population of Gajnai?445 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajnai in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gajnai?64.6% (Census 2011)