# Gadra Village, Niwas, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/niwas/gadra/ Village · Niwas, Mandla # Gadra Gadra is a village in Niwas sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,009 people in 284 households**, the 27th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%. - 1,009people (2011) - 284households - 57.8%literacy - 1,242females per 1,000 males ## Gadra PIN code and other codes Gadra falls in Niwas sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockNiwas - Census village code492549 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gadra from nearby towns? - Niwas (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Mandla (district HQ)115 km by road - Niwas (nearest town)36 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 Gadra? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gadra; 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 - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 · Manere - ○Degree college10+ km · Niwas - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Niwas - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Gadra known for? The main crops are **chana, wheat and masoor**. About 81% of the 268 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Gadra Of every 100 households in Gadra in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gadra · ■ Niwas rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **65% Toilet within the home ****0%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****97%** **92% Television ****7%** **8% Mobile phone ****7%** **10% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****64%** **63% Own their home ****96%** **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 Gadra? ■ Gadra · ■ Niwas rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **60.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1242** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1305** **987 Working population ****66.4%** **56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.4% for men and 44.4% for women. 66% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 160 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 359 (54%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (4%) · **■** Marginal 121 (18%) 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 Niwas - Barga1,063 people - Chargaon1,055 people - Pondi1,042 people - Hirapur Ryt.1,033 people - Majhgaon982 people - Mukas Khurd982 people - Dalakhapa965 people - Amgawan959 people [All 179 villages in Niwas](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/niwas/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gadra from Mandla?115 km by road - What is the population of Gadra?1,009 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gadra in?Mandla district (Niwas sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gadra?57.8% (Census 2011)