# Gadakhwadi Village, Rahuri, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rahuri, Ahmadnagar 

# Gadakhwadi

Gadakhwadi is a village in Rahuri sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **937 people in 156 households**, the 85th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 937people (2011)
- 156households
- 72.8%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Gadakhwadi PIN code and other codes

Gadakhwadi falls in Rahuri sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRahuri
- Census village code558194

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

## How far is Gadakhwadi from nearby towns?

- Rahuri (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Rahuri (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 Gadakhwadi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gadakhwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rahuri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rahuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rahuri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Gadakhwadi known for?

About 56% of the 661 hectares of village land is sown, and 324 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 Gadakhwadi

Of every 100 households in Gadakhwadi in 2011, 41 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gadakhwadi · ■ Rahuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**77%

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

**46%

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

**51%

Tap water ****62%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**66%

Use banking services ****54%**

**67%

Television ****29%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**38%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

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 Gadakhwadi?

■ Gadakhwadi · ■ Rahuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085**

**843

Working population ****64.2%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 60.7% for women. 65% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 414 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (15%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (8%) · **■** Marginal 41 (7%)

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 Rahuri

- Gangapur1,046 people
- Karajgaon1,032 people
- Kopare950 people
- Jambhali938 people
- Varshinde897 people
- Trimbakpur883 people
- Shenwadgaon727 people
- Amalner694 people

[All 96 villages in Rahuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/rahuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gadakhwadi from Ahmadnagar?55 km by road
- What is the population of Gadakhwadi?937 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadakhwadi in?Ahmadnagar district (Rahuri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gadakhwadi?72.8% (Census 2011)