# Gangadevi Village, Ashti, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/gangadevi/ Village · Ashti, Bid # Gangadevi Gangadevi is a village in Ashti sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,023 people in 216 households**, the 85th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,023people (2011) - 216households - 73.5%literacy - 949females per 1,000 males ## Gangadevi PIN code and other codes Gangadevi falls in Ashti sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAshti - Census village code558725 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangadevi from nearby towns? - Ashti (sub-district HQ)42 km by road - Bid (district HQ)96 km by road - Ahmadnagar (nearest town)44 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 Gangadevi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gangadevi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Ahmadnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ashti - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Gangadevi known for? The main crops are **bajra, jowar and toor**. About 88% of the 369 hectares of village land is sown, and 325 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 Gangadevi Of every 100 households in Gangadevi in 2011, 79 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Gangadevi · ■ Ashti rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **72% Toilet within the home ****7%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **82% Tap water ****64%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **88% Use banking services ****58%** **58% Television ****37%** **32% Mobile phone ****42%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****40%** **25% Own their home ****95%** **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 Gangadevi? ■ Gangadevi · ■ Ashti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****687** **830 Working population ****57.9%** **55.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.9% for men and 65.0% for women. 57% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 402 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (10%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (16%) · **■** Marginal 26 (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 Ashti - Khuntephal Pundi1,114 people - Nagtala1,098 people - Pangra1,034 people - Kinhi1,026 people - Kel1,004 people - Fattewadgaon968 people - Bandkhel962 people - Watanwadi960 people [All 176 villages in Ashti](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gangadevi from Bid?96 km by road - What is the population of Gangadevi?1,023 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangadevi in?Bid district (Ashti sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gangadevi?73.5% (Census 2011)