# Gagai Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur 

# Gagai

Gagai is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,762 people in 608 households**, the 23rd largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 2,762people (2011)
- 608households
- 67.3%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Gagai PIN code and other codes

Gagai falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code490938

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gagai from nearby towns?

- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Gadarwara (nearest town)15 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 Gagai?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gagai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chichli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Gagai known for?

About 71% of the 819 hectares of village land is sown, and 422 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 Gagai

Of every 100 households in Gagai in 2011, 45 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gagai · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**32%

Television ****22%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Gagai?

■ Gagai · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1127**

**927

Working population ****44.0%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 60.2% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 246 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 532 (44%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (8%) · **■** Marginal 329 (27%)

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 Gadarwara

- Sadumar2,797 people
- Singpur2,787 people
- Khursipar2,784 people
- Kalyanpur2,774 people
- Banwari2,739 people
- Kamti2,612 people
- Basuriya2,610 people
- Dungariya2,487 people

[All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gagai from Narsimhapur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Gagai?2,762 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gagai in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gagai?67.3% (Census 2011)
