# Gothada Village, Nalkheda, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nalkheda, Shajapur 

# Gothada

Gothada is a village in Nalkheda sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,305 people in 457 households**, the 6th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 2,305people (2011)
- 457households
- 53.5%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Gothada PIN code and other codes

Gothada falls in Nalkheda sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNalkheda
- Census village code472278

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

## How far is Gothada from nearby towns?

- Nalkheda (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Nalkheda (nearest town)16 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 Gothada?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gothada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nalkheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Gothada known for?

About 43% of the 1,579 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Gothada

Of every 100 households in Gothada in 2011, 6 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gothada · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**90%

Tap water ****12%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****17%**

**30%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gothada?

■ Gothada · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**930

Working population ****53.3%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 37.8% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 487 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 553 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (6%) · **■** Marginal 110 (9%)

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 Nalkheda

- Bhaisoda3,230 people
- Semalkhedi2,954 people
- Pilwas2,716 people
- Gudrawan2,433 people
- Padana2,214 people
- Suigaon2,096 people
- Takhla2,074 people
- Gujarkhedi2,053 people

[All 96 villages in Nalkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gothada from Shajapur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Gothada?2,305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gothada in?Shajapur district (Nalkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gothada?53.5% (Census 2011)