Village · Garoth, Mandsaur # Gajakhedi Gajakhedi is a village in Garoth sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 232 people in 61 households, the 95th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 232 people (2011) - 61 households - 61.0% literacy - 785 females per 1,000 males ## Gajakhedi PIN code and other codes Gajakhedi falls in Garoth sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Garoth - Census village code 469353 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gajakhedi from nearby towns? - Garoth (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Mandsaur (district HQ) 104 km by road - Garoth (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gajakhedi? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Gajakhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Garoth - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Garoth - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mandsaur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gajakhedi known for? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and sarso. About 88% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gajakhedi Of every 100 households in Gajakhedi in 2011, 61 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gajakhedi · ■ Garoth rural average - Electricity for lighting 61% 74% - Toilet within the home 2% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 84% - Tap water 0% 18% - Drinking water within premises 0% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 93% - Use banking services 29% 39% - Television 8% 28% - Mobile phone 23% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 16% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 58% 29% - Own their home 89% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gajakhedi? ■ Gajakhedi · ■ Garoth rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.0% 65.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 785 965 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 882 941 - Working population 46.1% 55.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 49.4% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 39 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 35 (33%) · ■ Other work 4 (4%) · ■ Marginal 29 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Garoth - Jhiranya 277 people - Banyakhedi 262 people - Kanpura 259 people - Bhojpur 253 people - Bhunki 225 people - Kanthariya 194 people - Didor 184 people - Hingoriya 144 people All 107 villages in Garoth ## Quick answers - How far is Gajakhedi from Mandsaur? 104 km by road - What is the population of Gajakhedi? 232 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gajakhedi in? Mandsaur district (Garoth sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gajakhedi? 61.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/garoth/gajakhedi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.