# Gontya Village, Bhagwanpura, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhagwanpura, Khargone 

# Gontya

Gontya is a village in Bhagwanpura sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,634 people in 378 households**, the 21st largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.4%.

- 2,634people (2011)
- 378households
- 28.9%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Gontya PIN code and other codes

Gontya falls in Bhagwanpura sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBhagwanpura
- Census village code477846

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

## How far is Gontya from nearby towns?

- Bhagwanpura (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)70 km by road
- Khargone (nearest town)70 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 Gontya?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gontya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagwanpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khargone
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Gontya known for?

About 50% of the 909 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gontya

Of every 100 households in Gontya in 2011, 17 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gontya · ■ Bhagwanpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**69%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****36%**

**26%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****82%**

**65%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gontya?

■ Gontya · ■ Bhagwanpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.9%**

**39.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**941

Working population ****47.9%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.3% for men and 25.4% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,169 (93%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (1%) · **■** Marginal 23 (2%)

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 Bhagwanpura

- Bahadarpura2,943 people
- Bhagyapur2,889 people
- Hamirpura2,859 people
- Badi2,660 people
- Ambakheda2,512 people
- Banhur2,487 people
- Amlyapani2,474 people
- Tharadpura2,449 people

[All 115 villages in Bhagwanpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhagwanpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gontya from Khargone?70 km by road
- What is the population of Gontya?2,634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gontya in?Khargone district (Bhagwanpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gontya?28.9% (Census 2011)