# Gangalwadi Village, Brahmapuri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/gangalwadi/ Village · Brahmapuri, Chandrapur # Gangalwadi Gangalwadi is a village in Brahmapuri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,047 people in 566 households**, the 15th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 2,047people (2011) - 566households - 78.3%literacy - 963females per 1,000 males ## Gangalwadi PIN code and other codes Gangalwadi falls in Brahmapuri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBrahmapuri - Census village code540810 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangalwadi from nearby towns? - Brahmapuri (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)120 km by road - Brahmapuri (nearest town)20 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 Gangalwadi? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Gangalwadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Brahampuri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahampuri - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Gangalwadi known for? About 64% of the 574 hectares of village land is sown, and 222 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 Gangalwadi Of every 100 households in Gangalwadi in 2011, 68 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gangalwadi · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **69% Toilet within the home ****49%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **65% Tap water ****66%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **94% Use banking services ****64%** **57% Television ****27%** **23% Mobile phone ****23%** **23% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **0% None of these assets ****49%** **29% Own their home ****86%** **96% 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 Gangalwadi? ■ Gangalwadi · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **963 Working population ****57.5%** **60.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 69.2% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 43 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 589 (50%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 106 (9%) · **■** Marginal 428 (36%) 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 Brahmapuri - Jugnala2,426 people - Udapur2,405 people - Torgaon Bk.2,245 people - Nandgaon Jani2,075 people - Talodi Kh2,042 people - Chikhalgaon2,012 people - Kharkada1,966 people - Maldongri1,962 people [All 136 villages in Brahmapuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gangalwadi from Chandrapur?120 km by road - What is the population of Gangalwadi?2,047 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangalwadi in?Chandrapur district (Brahmapuri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gangalwadi?78.3% (Census 2011)