# Gawandhala Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mehkar, Buldana 

# Gawandhala

Gawandhala is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **507 people in 110 households**, the 119th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 507people (2011)
- 110households
- 77.0%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Gawandhala PIN code and other codes

Gawandhala falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMehkar
- Census village code529038

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?

- Mehkar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)72 km by road
- Mehkar (nearest town)6 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?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gawandhala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mehkar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mehkar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mehkar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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?

About 94% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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, 82 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gawandhala · ■ Mehkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****54%**

**62%

Television ****44%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**36%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 · ■ Mehkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**828

Working population ****59.2%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 65.2% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 193 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (23%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 28 (9%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Mehkar

- Wagdeo542 people
- Nimba539 people
- Koyali513 people
- Ratnapur510 people
- Shivpuri507 people
- Karhadwadi495 people
- Badnapur475 people
- Hiwara Bk.434 people

[All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gawandhala from Buldana?72 km by road
- What is the population of Gawandhala?507 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gawandhala in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gawandhala?77.0% (Census 2011)