# Gondhanapur Village, Khamgaon, Buldana (Maharashtra)

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Village · Khamgaon, Buldana 

# Gondhanapur

Gondhanapur is a village in Khamgaon sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,392 people in 702 households**, the 12th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 3,392people (2011)
- 702households
- 92.3%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Gondhanapur PIN code and other codes

Gondhanapur falls in Khamgaon sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKhamgaon
- Census village code528817

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

## How far is Gondhanapur from nearby towns?

- Khamgaon (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)48 km by road
- Khamgaon (nearest town)7 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 Gondhanapur?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Gondhanapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khamgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Khamgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Gondhanapur known for?

The main crops are **cotton and cotton**. About 81% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Gondhanapur

Of every 100 households in Gondhanapur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gondhanapur · ■ Khamgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**68%

Tap water ****86%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**87%

Use banking services ****41%**

**52%

Television ****48%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**42%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Gondhanapur?

■ Gondhanapur · ■ Khamgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**891

Working population ****40.4%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 88.0% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 362 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 539 (39%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 151 (11%) · **■** Marginal 307 (22%)

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

- Wadi3,766 people
- Antraj3,610 people
- Tembhurna3,528 people
- Kanzara3,432 people
- Palshi Bk3,343 people
- Shirla Nemane3,327 people
- Hiwarkhed3,050 people
- Lanjud3,050 people

[All 149 villages in Khamgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/khamgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gondhanapur from Buldana?48 km by road
- What is the population of Gondhanapur?3,392 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gondhanapur in?Buldana district (Khamgaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gondhanapur?92.3% (Census 2011)
