# Gawala Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maheshwar, Khargone 

# Gawala

Gawala is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **441 people in 99 households**, the 132nd largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 441people (2011)
- 99households
- 48.8%literacy
- 1,162females per 1,000 males

## Gawala PIN code and other codes

Gawala falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMaheshwar
- Census village code476925

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?

- Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)59 km by road
- Maheshwar (nearest town)4 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?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gawala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mehatwada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandleshwar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Maheshwar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Gawala known for?

About 55% of the 716 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gawala · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****65%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**30%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**87%

Use banking services ****8%**

**28%

Television ****15%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**46%

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 Gawala?

■ Gawala · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1162**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1424**

**933

Working population ****54.0%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.8% for men and 44.2% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 25 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (88%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%)

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 Maheshwar

- Kakwada474 people
- Helababar469 people
- Bagkeria Khedi461 people
- Salipura457 people
- Jhirnaya436 people
- Lakhanpura433 people
- Chikli419 people
- Gagantalab418 people

[All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gawala from Khargone?59 km by road
- What is the population of Gawala?441 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gawala in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gawala?48.8% (Census 2011)