# Gavhanewadi Village, Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar 

# Gavhanewadi

Gavhanewadi is a village in Shrigonda sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **850 people in 170 households**, the 100th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 850people (2011)
- 170households
- 74.1%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Gavhanewadi PIN code and other codes

Gavhanewadi falls in Shrigonda sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShrigonda
- Census village code558463

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

## How far is Gavhanewadi from nearby towns?

- Shrigonda (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Shrigonda (nearest town)14 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 Gavhanewadi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gavhanewadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shrigonda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shrigonda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shrigonda
- ○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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Gavhanewadi known for?

About 79% of the 588 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Gavhanewadi

Of every 100 households in Gavhanewadi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gavhanewadi · ■ Shrigonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**64%

Tap water ****39%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**71%

Use banking services ****78%**

**74%

Television ****47%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****51%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

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 Gavhanewadi?

■ Gavhanewadi · ■ Shrigonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**75.6%

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

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****534**

**829

Working population ****62.2%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 65.0% for women. 61% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 493 (93%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 27 (5%)

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 Shrigonda

- Mengalwadi881 people
- Kansewadi876 people
- Ghutewadi869 people
- Surodi858 people
- Dhokraimala816 people
- Masalwadi808 people
- Mahadeowadi787 people
- Chormalewadi706 people

[All 114 villages in Shrigonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shrigonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gavhanewadi from Ahmadnagar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Gavhanewadi?850 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gavhanewadi in?Ahmadnagar district (Shrigonda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gavhanewadi?74.1% (Census 2011)