# Gahelgaon Village, Punasa, Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/punasa/gahelgaon/

Village · Punasa, Khandwa 

# Gahelgaon

Gahelgaon is a village in Punasa sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **921 people in 206 households**, the 96th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 921people (2011)
- 206households
- 67.6%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Gahelgaon PIN code and other codes

Gahelgaon falls in Punasa sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarsud
- Census village code505935

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

## How far is Gahelgaon from nearby towns?

- Punasa (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Khandwa (district HQ)46 km by road
- Mundi (nearest town)12 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 Gahelgaon?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khandwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Gahelgaon known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, cotton and wheat**. About 39% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Gahelgaon

Of every 100 households in Gahelgaon in 2011, 75 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahelgaon · ■ Punasa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**21%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****58%**

**55%

Television ****8%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Gahelgaon?

■ Gahelgaon · ■ Punasa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**932

Working population ****55.2%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 51.4% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (34%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 267 (53%)

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 Punasa

- Dait961 people
- Udaipur954 people
- Aroda Ryt941 people
- Kaman Kheda935 people
- Ghoghalgaon921 people
- Awaliya888 people
- Piplani880 people
- Satmohni868 people

[All 165 villages in Punasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/punasa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gahelgaon from Khandwa?46 km by road
- What is the population of Gahelgaon?921 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahelgaon in?Khandwa district (Punasa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gahelgaon?67.6% (Census 2011)