# Gadwans Village, Dhimarkheda, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Dhimarkheda, Katni 

# Gadwans

Gadwans is a village in Dhimarkheda sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **584 people in 122 households**, the 103rd largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 584people (2011)
- 122households
- 41.8%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Gadwans PIN code and other codes

Gadwans falls in Dhimarkheda sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockDhimarkheda
- Census village code488828

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

## How far is Gadwans from nearby towns?

- Dhimarkheda (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)49 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)49 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 Gadwans?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Gadwans known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and masoor**. About 53% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Gadwans

Of every 100 households in Gadwans in 2011, 75 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gadwans · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**53%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****93%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**50%

Television ****10%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gadwans?

■ Gadwans · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.8%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**947

Working population ****61.1%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.9% for men and 30.7% for women. 59% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 329 (92%)

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 Dhimarkheda

- Sahlawan602 people
- Kanauja592 people
- Mahuda588 people
- Banhari585 people
- Chapohla583 people
- Bijaiya577 people
- Sunarkheda575 people
- Bhatgawan573 people

[All 221 villages in Dhimarkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/dhimarkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gadwans from Katni?49 km by road
- What is the population of Gadwans?584 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadwans in?Katni district (Dhimarkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gadwans?41.8% (Census 2011)