# Gangadhari Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Gangadhari

Gangadhari is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **697 people in 130 households**, the 59th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 697people (2011)
- 130households
- 80.6%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Gangadhari PIN code and other codes

Gangadhari falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531723

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

## How far is Gangadhari from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)54 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)72 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)23 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 Gangadhari?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gangadhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Telkhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paratwada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Gangadhari known for?

About 49% of the 464 hectares of village land is sown, and 226 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 Gangadhari

Of every 100 households in Gangadhari in 2011, 26 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangadhari · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****61%**

**43%

Television ****3%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**66%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Gangadhari?

■ Gangadhari · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**979

Working population ****49.6%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 78.7% for women. 50% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 342 (99%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Sawarpani776 people
- Adnadi737 people
- Aki726 people
- Bhilkheda707 people
- Karanjkheda685 people
- Bhandum682 people
- Chunkhadi657 people
- Dhakna648 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gangadhari from Amravati?72 km by road
- What is the population of Gangadhari?697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangadhari in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gangadhari?80.6% (Census 2011)