# Gandharvgang Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Palera, Tikamgarh 

# Gandharvgang

Gandharvgang is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **426 people in 79 households**, the 117th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 426people (2011)
- 79households
- 68.0%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Gandharvgang PIN code and other codes

Gandharvgang falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalera
- Census village code456931

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

## How far is Gandharvgang from nearby towns?

- Palera (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)70 km by road
- Jatara (nearest town)22 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 Gandharvgang?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gandharvgang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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)6 h summer · 6 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 Gandharvgang known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and pea**. About 75% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Gandharvgang

Of every 100 households in Gandharvgang in 2011, 70 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandharvgang · ■ Palera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****70%**

**29%

Television ****25%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Gandharvgang?

■ Gandharvgang · ■ Palera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**882

Working population ****46.5%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 56.2% for women. 45% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 79 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 103 (52%)

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 Palera

- Paduwa457 people
- Allpur455 people
- Bhagwant Singh Ka Khira452 people
- Madahar427 people
- Morramanna394 people
- Mardanpura352 people
- Kachhaua Ugad330 people
- Anantpura325 people

[All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gandharvgang from Tikamgarh?70 km by road
- What is the population of Gandharvgang?426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandharvgang in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gandharvgang?68.0% (Census 2011)