# Gamakhar Village, Basoda, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/basoda/gamakhar/ Village · Basoda, Vidisha # Gamakhar Gamakhar is a village in Basoda sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,379 people in 512 households**, the 5th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 2,379people (2011) - 512households - 72.4%literacy - 893females per 1,000 males ## Gamakhar PIN code and other codes Gamakhar falls in Basoda sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBasoda - Census village code481254 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gamakhar from nearby towns? - Basoda (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Vidisha (district HQ)57 km by road - Basoda (nearest town)9 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 Gamakhar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gamakhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basoda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Basoda - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Basoda - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Gamakhar known for? About 80% of the 1,945 hectares of village land is sown, and 992 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 Gamakhar Of every 100 households in Gamakhar in 2011, 34 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gamakhar · ■ Basoda rural average Electricity for lighting ****34%** **54% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **87% Tap water ****31%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****33%** **35% Television ****26%** **25% Mobile phone ****46%** **45% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **38% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Gamakhar? ■ Gamakhar · ■ Basoda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **889 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **930 Working population ****44.4%** **42.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 62.0% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 343 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 320 (30%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 126 (12%) · **■** Marginal 255 (24%) 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 Basoda - Udaipur6,383 people - Behlot4,537 people - Kulhar3,123 people - Bagharru2,812 people - Bhatni2,234 people - Biladhana2,057 people - Kirwaya1,976 people - Sahba1,943 people [All 183 villages in Basoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/basoda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gamakhar from Vidisha?57 km by road - What is the population of Gamakhar?2,379 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gamakhar in?Vidisha district (Basoda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gamakhar?72.4% (Census 2011)