# Gondi Shankar Village, Jaora, Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/jaora/gondi-shankar/ Village · Jaora, Ratlam # Gondi Shankar Gondi Shankar is a village in Jaora sub-district of Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,803 people in 385 households**, the 24th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,803people (2011) - 385households - 74.3%literacy - 851females per 1,000 males ## Gondi Shankar PIN code and other codes Gondi Shankar falls in Jaora sub-district, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockJaora - Census village code470085 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gondi Shankar from nearby towns? - Jaora (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Ratlam (district HQ)60 km by road - Jaora (nearest town)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 Gondi Shankar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gondi Shankar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rignod - ○Degree college10+ km · Jaora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratlam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Gondi Shankar known for? About 76% of the 733 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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 Gondi Shankar Of every 100 households in Gondi Shankar in 2011, 89 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gondi Shankar · ■ Jaora rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **73% Toilet within the home ****28%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****37%** **37% Television ****43%** **25% Mobile phone ****60%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **34% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Gondi Shankar? ■ Gondi Shankar · ■ Jaora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **955 Working population ****57.8%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 58.6% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 208 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (4%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (7%) · **■** Marginal 715 (69%) 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 Jaora - Bamankhedi1,860 people - Luhari1,834 people - Lala Kheda1,830 people - Borda1,809 people - Sada Khedi1,786 people - Niman1,709 people - Moriya1,628 people - Pirhigoriya1,609 people [All 148 villages in Jaora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ratlam/jaora/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gondi Shankar from Ratlam?60 km by road - What is the population of Gondi Shankar?1,803 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gondi Shankar in?Ratlam district (Jaora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gondi Shankar?74.3% (Census 2011)