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

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Village · Silwani, Raisen 

# Gaganwada

Gaganwada is a village in Silwani sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **70 people in 16 households**, the 230th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 70people (2011)
- 16households
- 77.2%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Gaganwada PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSilwani
- Census village code484819

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

## How far is Gaganwada from nearby towns?

- Silwani (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)78 km by road
- Silwani (nearest town)18 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 Gaganwada?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gaganwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Silwani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Silwani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Gaganwada known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and tuar**. About 85% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gaganwada

Of every 100 households in Gaganwada in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaganwada · ■ Silwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**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 ****6%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****88%**

**47%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gaganwada?

■ Gaganwada · ■ Silwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**945

Working population ****50.0%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 63.3% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (23%) · **■** Marginal 23 (66%)

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

- Bhatpura102 people
- Tendukheda102 people
- Bhajiya98 people
- Kalendi74 people
- Kachgawan64 people
- Alazpur61 people
- Bakshi60 people
- Pagara53 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaganwada from Raisen?78 km by road
- What is the population of Gaganwada?70 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaganwada in?Raisen district (Silwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaganwada?77.2% (Census 2011)