# Gandhanwadi Village, Ashti, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Ashti, Bid 

# Gandhanwadi

Gandhanwadi is a village in Ashti sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **447 people in 104 households**, the 157th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 447people (2011)
- 104households
- 68.8%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Gandhanwadi PIN code and other codes

Gandhanwadi falls in Ashti sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAshti
- Census village code558883

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

## How far is Gandhanwadi from nearby towns?

- Ashti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bid (district HQ)82 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (nearest town)70 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 Gandhanwadi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ashti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ashti
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ashti
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Gandhanwadi known for?

The main crops are **jowar, bajra and cotton**. About 97% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 209 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 Gandhanwadi

Of every 100 households in Gandhanwadi in 2011, 52 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gandhanwadi · ■ Ashti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****12%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**88%

Use banking services ****81%**

**58%

Television ****32%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Gandhanwadi?

■ Gandhanwadi · ■ Ashti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2091**

**830

Working population ****61.3%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 57.1% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 235 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 19 (7%) · **■** Marginal 13 (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 Ashti

- Chinchewadi462 people
- Lokhandwadi460 people
- Dhangarwadi453 people
- Kumbharwadi452 people
- Khadakwadi397 people
- Laman Tanda383 people
- Ruti352 people
- Mahajanwadi337 people

[All 176 villages in Ashti](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gandhanwadi from Bid?82 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhanwadi?447 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhanwadi in?Bid district (Ashti sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhanwadi?68.8% (Census 2011)