# Gandhinagar Village, Tarana, Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Tarana, Ujjain 

# Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar is a village in Tarana sub-district of Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 71 households**, the 190th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 278people (2011)
- 71households
- 58.9%literacy
- 1,044females per 1,000 males

## Gandhinagar PIN code and other codes

Gandhinagar falls in Tarana sub-district, Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockTarana
- Census village code471700

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

## How far is Gandhinagar from nearby towns?

- Tarana (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Ujjain (district HQ)80 km by road
- Makdon (nearest town)12 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 Gandhinagar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Makdon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tarana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ujjain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 Gandhinagar known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 38% of the 748 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Gandhinagar

Of every 100 households in Gandhinagar in 2011, 71 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gandhinagar · ■ Tarana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****66%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Gandhinagar?

■ Gandhinagar · ■ Tarana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1462**

**899

Working population ****54.7%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 43.9% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (80%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%)

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 Tarana

- Malhargarh289 people
- Manasa288 people
- Gopali283 people
- Manpura283 people
- Merkhedi276 people
- Ankhali269 people
- Tanda268 people
- Moyagaon235 people

[All 209 villages in Tarana](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/tarana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gandhinagar from Ujjain?80 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhinagar?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhinagar in?Ujjain district (Tarana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhinagar?58.9% (Census 2011)