Village · Khuldabad, Aurangabad # Gandheshwar Gandheshwar is a village in Khuldabad sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 587 people in 120 households, the 54th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 587 people (2011) - 120 households - 66.1% literacy - 906 females per 1,000 males ## Gandheshwar PIN code and other codes Gandheshwar falls in Khuldabad sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Khuldabad - Census village code 548965 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gandheshwar from nearby towns? - Khuldabad (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ) 35 km by road - Kannad (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gandheshwar? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Gandheshwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kuldabad - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kuldabad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kuldabad - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gandheshwar known for? About 67% of the 407 hectares of village land is sown, and 222 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gandheshwar Of every 100 households in Gandheshwar in 2011, 83 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Gandheshwar · ■ Khuldabad rural average - Electricity for lighting 83% 78% - Toilet within the home 9% 38% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 61% - Tap water 77% 50% - Drinking water within premises 65% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 86% - Use banking services 87% 66% - Television 14% 42% - Mobile phone 66% 62% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 30% 23% - Car / jeep / van 4% 2% - None of these assets 20% 25% - Own their home 98% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gandheshwar? ■ Gandheshwar · ■ Khuldabad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.1% 74.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 906 931 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 613 843 - Working population 65.6% 49.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 55.2% for women. 62% of men and 70% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 188 (49%) · ■ Farm labourers 115 (30%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 24 (6%) · ■ Marginal 57 (15%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Khuldabad - Nandrabad 705 people - Shekhapur 649 people - Indapur 642 people - Mhaismal 628 people - Mamurabad 584 people - Matargaon 575 people - Talyachi Wadi 486 people - Shankarpur Wadi 470 people All 76 villages in Khuldabad ## Quick answers - How far is Gandheshwar from Aurangabad? 35 km by road - What is the population of Gandheshwar? 587 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandheshwar in? Aurangabad district (Khuldabad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gandheshwar? 66.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/khuldabad/gandheshwar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.