# Gawandhala Village, Khamgaon, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/gawandhala/ Village · Khamgaon, Buldana # Gawandhala Gawandhala is a village in Khamgaon sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,024 people in 448 households**, the 41st largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%. - 2,024people (2011) - 448households - 79.4%literacy - 984females per 1,000 males ## Gawandhala PIN code and other codes Gawandhala falls in Khamgaon sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKhamgaon - Census village code528919 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gawandhala from nearby towns? - Khamgaon (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)70 km by road - Khamgaon (nearest town)26 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 Gawandhala? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Gawandhala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Khamgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Gawandhala known for? The main crops are **cotton and cereals**. About 74% of the 1,100 hectares of village land is sown, and 790 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 Gawandhala Of every 100 households in Gawandhala in 2011, 70 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gawandhala · ■ Khamgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **72% Toilet within the home ****23%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **68% Tap water ****32%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **87% Use banking services ****42%** **52% Television ****30%** **32% Mobile phone ****49%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **42% Own their home ****98%** **87% 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 Gawandhala? ■ Gawandhala · ■ Khamgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **84.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075** **891 Working population ****55.9%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 70.3% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 571 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 487 (43%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 34 (3%) 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 Khamgaon - Nipana2,122 people - Garadgaon2,082 people - Pimpri Deshmukh2,078 people - Kanchanpur2,035 people - Wazar1,982 people - Ambikapur1,975 people - Warna1,916 people - Shirasgaon Deshmukh1,797 people [All 149 villages in Khamgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gawandhala from Buldana?70 km by road - What is the population of Gawandhala?2,024 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gawandhala in?Buldana district (Khamgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gawandhala?79.4% (Census 2011)