# Gandhawad Village, Segaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/segaon/gandhawad/ Village · Segaon, Khargone # Gandhawad Gandhawad is a village in Segaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,468 people in 295 households**, the 25th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 1,468people (2011) - 295households - 74.2%literacy - 1,033females per 1,000 males ## Gandhawad PIN code and other codes Gandhawad falls in Segaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSegaon - Census village code477320 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gandhawad from nearby towns? - Segaon (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)28 km by road - Khargone (nearest town)28 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 Gandhawad? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhawad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Khargone - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Gandhawad known for? The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and makka**. About 66% of the 822 hectares of village land is sown, and 264 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 Gandhawad Of every 100 households in Gandhawad in 2011, 97 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gandhawad · ■ Segaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **86% Toilet within the home ****38%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **90% Tap water ****86%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **94% Use banking services ****60%** **39% Television ****46%** **17% Mobile phone ****56%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****37%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **54% Own their home ****91%** **95% 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 Gandhawad? ■ Gandhawad · ■ Segaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105** **956 Working population ****58.5%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 61.3% for women. 62% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 554 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (5%) · **■** Marginal 19 (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 Segaon - Achhalwadi1,682 people - Gatlakhedi1,639 people - Upadi1,619 people - Lehakoo1,570 people - Chhipeepura1,324 people - Jamothi1,321 people - Keshavpura1,306 people - Bhikharkhedi1,305 people [All 53 villages in Segaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/segaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gandhawad from Khargone?28 km by road - What is the population of Gandhawad?1,468 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandhawad in?Khargone district (Segaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gandhawad?74.2% (Census 2011)