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

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Village · Silwani, Raisen 

# Gajanda

Gajanda is a village in Silwani sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 44 households**, the 177th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 274people (2011)
- 44households
- 59.3%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Gajanda PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSilwani
- Census village code484737

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

## How far is Gajanda from nearby towns?

- Raisen (district HQ)70 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 Gajanda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gajanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bamhori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barely
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Gajanda known for?

About 85% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Gajanda

Of every 100 households in Gajanda in 2011, 46 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajanda · ■ Silwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**21%

Television ****2%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**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 Gajanda?

■ Gajanda · ■ Silwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**945

Working population ****36.5%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 57.8% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (10%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 68 (68%)

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

- Khamariya291 people
- Chirah288 people
- Kota Khajari286 people
- Sahajpur285 people
- Rampura272 people
- Naktua268 people
- Mankapur267 people
- Kolua266 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gajanda from Raisen?70 km by road
- What is the population of Gajanda?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajanda in?Raisen district (Silwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gajanda?59.3% (Census 2011)