# Gawandgaon Village, Patur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/patur/gawandgaon/ Village · Patur, Akola # Gawandgaon Gawandgaon is a village in Patur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,588 people in 577 households**, the 11th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%. - 2,588people (2011) - 577households - 83.5%literacy - 797females per 1,000 males ## Gawandgaon PIN code and other codes Gawandgaon falls in Patur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPatur - Census village code530370 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gawandgaon from nearby towns? - Patur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Akola (district HQ)66 km by road - Patur (nearest town)18 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 Gawandgaon? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Gawandgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Patur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Gawandgaon known for? The main crops are **cotton**. About 64% of the 1,231 hectares of village land is sown, and 618 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 Gawandgaon Of every 100 households in Gawandgaon in 2011, 48 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gawandgaon · ■ Patur rural average Electricity for lighting ****48%** **60% Toilet within the home ****8%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **74% Tap water ****8%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****54%** **54% Television ****7%** **25% Mobile phone ****18%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****76%** **52% Own their home ****92%** **94% 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 Gawandgaon? ■ Gawandgaon · ■ Patur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%** **83.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****797** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739** **879 Working population ****42.9%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 71.6% for women. 44% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 124 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 851 (77%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (8%) · **■** Marginal 41 (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 Patur - Channi2,869 people - Umara2,796 people - Chatari2,781 people - Shirla2,669 people - Charangaon2,505 people - Deulgaon2,445 people - Babhulgaon2,415 people - Sawargaon2,394 people [All 95 villages in Patur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/patur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gawandgaon from Akola?66 km by road - What is the population of Gawandgaon?2,588 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gawandgaon in?Akola district (Patur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gawandgaon?83.5% (Census 2011)