Village · Dhanora, Seoni
# Gadarwada

Gadarwada is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 292 people in 62 households, the 104th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.
- 292 people (2011)
- 62 households
- 64.6% literacy
- 1,056 females per 1,000 males

## Gadarwada PIN code and other codes

Gadarwada falls in Dhanora sub-district, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Dhanora
- Census village code 496439

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gadarwada from nearby towns?
- Dhanora (sub-district HQ) 39 km by road
- Seoni (district HQ) 88 km by road
- Lakhnadon (nearest town) 43 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gadarwada?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Community centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Lakhnadon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanora
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 2 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gadarwada known for?

The main crops are dhan and chana. About 31% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gadarwada

Of every 100 households in Gadarwada in 2011, 21 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gadarwada · ■ Dhanora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 21% 63%
- Toilet within the home 2% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 84%
- Tap water 0% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 56% 96%
- Use banking services 10% 44%
- Television 2% 11%
- Mobile phone 18% 15%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 42% 57%
- Own their home 100% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gadarwada?

■ Gadarwada · ■ Dhanora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.6% 67.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1056 978
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1227 959
- Working population 54.8% 49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 55.3% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 32 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 29 (18%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 98 (61%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dhanora
- Patan Ryt. 311 people
- Jhalon 310 people
- Gadarwada 307 people
- Thaori Khas 304 people
- Bhaliwada 280 people
- Patan Mal 271 people
- Khursipar 265 people
- Bamhanwada 256 people

All 114 villages in Dhanora

## Quick answers
- How far is Gadarwada from Seoni? 88 km by road
- What is the population of Gadarwada? 292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadarwada in? Seoni district (Dhanora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gadarwada? 64.6% (Census 2011)

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