# Gajwahi Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol 

# Gajwahi

Gajwahi is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **808 people in 187 households**, the 94th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 808people (2011)
- 187households
- 66.2%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Gajwahi PIN code and other codes

Gajwahi falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaisinghnagar
- Census village code501140

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

## How far is Gajwahi from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)75 km by road
- Jaisinghnagar (nearest town)30 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 Gajwahi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gajwahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amdoh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Gajwahi known for?

About 24% of the 920 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Gajwahi

Of every 100 households in Gajwahi in 2011, 23 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajwahi · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**40%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****95%**

**62%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**38%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gajwahi?

■ Gajwahi · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**957

Working population ****38.9%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 55.5% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 23 (7%) · **■** Other work 55 (18%) · **■** Marginal 160 (51%)

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 Jaisinghnagar

- Pasondh829 people
- Kothiya819 people
- Nadna817 people
- Gopalpur816 people
- Khadgadi806 people
- Tendudol798 people
- Charkwah794 people
- Bhatgawan Khurd792 people

[All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gajwahi from Shahdol?75 km by road
- What is the population of Gajwahi?808 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajwahi in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gajwahi?66.2% (Census 2011)