# Gavhalu Village, Mhow, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mhow, Indore 

# Gavhalu

Gavhalu is a village in Mhow sub-district of Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,360 people in 289 households**, the 44th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 1,360people (2011)
- 289households
- 58.8%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Gavhalu PIN code and other codes

Gavhalu falls in Mhow sub-district, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMhow
- Census village code476514

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

## How far is Gavhalu from nearby towns?

- Mhow (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Indore (district HQ)40 km by road
- Mhowgaon (nearest town)30 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 Gavhalu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mhow
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mhow
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Gavhalu known for?

About 48% of the 536 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Gavhalu

Of every 100 households in Gavhalu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gavhalu · ■ Mhow rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**53%

Tap water ****10%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**68%

Use banking services ****35%**

**48%

Television ****36%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****31%**

**25%

Own their home ****94%**

**87%

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 Gavhalu?

■ Gavhalu · ■ Mhow rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**929

Working population ****49.0%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 48.0% for women. 55% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 132 (20%) · **■** Marginal 346 (52%)

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 Mhow

- Gokanya1,402 people
- Phafund1,394 people
- Mangalya1,382 people
- Durjanpura1,376 people
- Khedi1,338 people
- Gajinda1,326 people
- Bhicholi1,315 people
- Nanded1,312 people

[All 172 villages in Mhow](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/indore/mhow/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gavhalu from Indore?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gavhalu?1,360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gavhalu in?Indore district (Mhow sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gavhalu?58.8% (Census 2011)