# Gawala Village, Jhiranya, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/jhiranya/gawala/ Village · Jhiranya, Khargone # Gawala Gawala is a village in Jhiranya sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,889 people in 320 households**, the 34th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.5%. - 1,889people (2011) - 320households - 52.5%literacy - 943females per 1,000 males ## Gawala PIN code and other codes Gawala falls in Jhiranya sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockJhiranya - Census village code477913 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gawala from nearby towns? - Jhiranya (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)70 km by road - Jhiranya (nearest town)11 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 Gawala? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gawala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jhiranya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Gawala known for? The main crops are **cotton, jawar and soyabean**. About 74% of the 1,199 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Gawala Of every 100 households in Gawala in 2011, 42 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gawala · ■ Jhiranya rural average Electricity for lighting ****42%** **58% Toilet within the home ****9%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **95% Tap water ****32%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****87%** **37% Television ****18%** **10% Mobile phone ****37%** **19% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****51%** **64% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 Gawala? ■ Gawala · ■ Jhiranya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%** **39.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861** **965 Working population ****49.1%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.5% for men and 45.2% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 359 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 363 (39%) 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 Jhiranya - Dhasal Gaon2,062 people - Kakariya1,996 people - Abhapuri1,979 people - Harankundiya1,898 people - Palona1,888 people - Peepri1,888 people - Nahaldari1,793 people - Marugarh1,792 people [All 131 villages in Jhiranya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/jhiranya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gawala from Khargone?70 km by road - What is the population of Gawala?1,889 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gawala in?Khargone district (Jhiranya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gawala?52.5% (Census 2011)