# Gandhigram Village, Sihora, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/sihora/gandhigram/ Village · Sihora, Jabalpur # Gandhigram Gandhigram is a village in Sihora sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,817 people in 1,484 households**, the 2nd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%. - 6,817people (2011) - 1,484households - 79.9%literacy - 921females per 1,000 males ## Gandhigram PIN code and other codes Gandhigram falls in Sihora sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSihora - Census village code489064 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gandhigram from nearby towns? - Sihora (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Jabalpur (district HQ)23 km by road - Sihora (nearest town)17 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 Gandhigram? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhigram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Jabalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Gandhigram known for? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and masoor**. About 69% of the 747 hectares of village land is sown, and 191 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 Gandhigram Of every 100 households in Gandhigram in 2011, 99 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gandhigram · ■ Sihora rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **83% Toilet within the home ****67%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **74% Tap water ****48%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **95% Use banking services ****40%** **51% Television ****42%** **24% Mobile phone ****33%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **39% Own their home ****93%** **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 Gandhigram? ■ Gandhigram · ■ Sihora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%** **75.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **950 Working population ****40.4%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 73.0% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 320 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (7%) · **■** Household industry 154 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,109 (40%) · **■** Marginal 976 (35%) 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 Sihora - Majhgawan8,163 people - Gosalpur6,251 people - Agariya3,311 people - Ramkhiriya2,775 people - Kumhi2,487 people [All 155 villages in Sihora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/sihora/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gandhigram from Jabalpur?23 km by road - What is the population of Gandhigram?6,817 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandhigram in?Jabalpur district (Sihora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gandhigram?79.9% (Census 2011)