# Ghatshendra Village, Kannad, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/kannad/ghatshendra/ Village · Kannad, Aurangabad # Ghatshendra Ghatshendra is a village in Kannad sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,919 people in 774 households**, the 14th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 3,919people (2011) - 774households - 74.2%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Ghatshendra PIN code and other codes Ghatshendra falls in Kannad sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKannad - Census village code548243 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghatshendra from nearby towns? - Kannad (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)102 km by road - Kannad (nearest town)38 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 Ghatshendra? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Ghatshendra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chincholi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Takali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kannad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Ghatshendra known for? About 78% of the 1,433 hectares of village land is sown, and 841 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 Ghatshendra Of every 100 households in Ghatshendra in 2011, 76 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghatshendra · ■ Kannad rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **69% Toilet within the home ****8%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **82% Tap water ****53%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **86% Use banking services ****53%** **62% Television ****30%** **40% Mobile phone ****63%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **28% Own their home ****87%** **91% 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 Ghatshendra? ■ Ghatshendra · ■ Kannad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869** **856 Working population ****44.3%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 62.2% for women. 51% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 870 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 657 (38%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 127 (7%) · **■** Marginal 69 (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 Kannad - Rail Navadi4,611 people - Nagad4,519 people - Pishor4,444 people - Tad Pimpalgaon4,332 people - Chapaner3,869 people - Nagapur3,853 people - Garada Tanda3,546 people - Karanjkheda Jahagir3,493 people [All 211 villages in Kannad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/kannad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghatshendra from Aurangabad?102 km by road - What is the population of Ghatshendra?3,919 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghatshendra in?Aurangabad district (Kannad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ghatshendra?74.2% (Census 2011)