# Gawa Kheda Village, Ashta, Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/ashta/gawa-kheda/ Village · Ashta, Sehore # Gawa Kheda Gawa Kheda is a village in Ashta sub-district of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,262 people in 497 households**, the 13th largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%. - 2,262people (2011) - 497households - 65.3%literacy - 938females per 1,000 males ## Gawa Kheda PIN code and other codes Gawa Kheda falls in Ashta sub-district, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockAshta - Census village code482995 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gawa Kheda from nearby towns? - Ashta (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Sehore (district HQ)35 km by road - Kothri (nearest town)6 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 Gawa Kheda? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Gawa Kheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kothri - ○Degree college10+ km · Ashta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sehore - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Gawa Kheda known for? The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 72% of the 782 hectares of village land is sown, and 428 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 Gawa Kheda Of every 100 households in Gawa Kheda in 2011, 93 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gawa Kheda · ■ Ashta rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **84% Toilet within the home ****18%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****52%** **63% Television ****36%** **31% Mobile phone ****52%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****30%** **29% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Gawa Kheda? ■ Gawa Kheda · ■ Ashta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%** **67.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **898 Working population ****53.8%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 49.3% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 537 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (18%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 127 (10%) · **■** Marginal 307 (25%) 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 Ashta - Kannod Mirzi2,538 people - Pagariya Hat2,459 people - Arniya Johri2,443 people - Singarchori2,391 people - Nogaon2,215 people - Khajuriya Kasam2,083 people - Baijnath1,920 people - Mugli1,906 people [All 195 villages in Ashta](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/ashta/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gawa Kheda from Sehore?35 km by road - What is the population of Gawa Kheda?2,262 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gawa Kheda in?Sehore district (Ashta sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gawa Kheda?65.3% (Census 2011)