# Gadgawan Village, Silwani, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Silwani, Raisen 

# Gadgawan

Gadgawan is a village in Silwani sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **530 people in 100 households**, the 89th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 530people (2011)
- 100households
- 44.0%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Gadgawan PIN code and other codes

Gadgawan falls in Silwani sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSilwani
- Census village code484872

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

## How far is Gadgawan from nearby towns?

- Silwani (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)25 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 Gadgawan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gadgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km
- ○Degree college10+ km · Silwani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Gadgawan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 17% of the 1,485 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Gadgawan

Of every 100 households in Gadgawan in 2011, 85 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gadgawan · ■ Silwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**21%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****23%**

**21%

Television ****3%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****83%**

**47%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gadgawan?

■ Gadgawan · ■ Silwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.0%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**945

Working population ****51.7%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.9% for men and 35.9% for women. 51% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (29%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 114 (42%)

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 Silwani

- Salaiya560 people
- Singhpur552 people
- Raipani548 people
- Bigharra534 people
- Chilli526 people
- Chandpura518 people
- Kunwar Khedi518 people
- Majgawan518 people

[All 249 villages in Silwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/silwani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gadgawan from Raisen?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gadgawan?530 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadgawan in?Raisen district (Silwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gadgawan?44.0% (Census 2011)