Village · Ambad, Jalna
# Gahininath Nagar

Gahininath Nagar is a village in Ambad sub-district of Jalna district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 570 people in 95 households, the 118th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.
- 570 people (2011)
- 95 households
- 71.0% literacy
- 839 females per 1,000 males

## Gahininath Nagar PIN code and other codes

Gahininath Nagar falls in Ambad sub-district, Jalna district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Ambad
- Census village code 547868

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gahininath Nagar from nearby towns?
- Ambad (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Jalna (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Ambad (nearest town) 22 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gahininath Nagar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gahininath Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Ankushnagar
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Ankushnagar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambad
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gahininath Nagar known for?

The main crops are sugarcane, cotton and toor. About 93% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gahininath Nagar

Of every 100 households in Gahininath Nagar in 2011, 85 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Gahininath Nagar · ■ Ambad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 85% 76%
- Toilet within the home 27% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 72%
- Tap water 5% 34%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 34%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 92%
- Use banking services 88% 73%
- Television 41% 38%
- Mobile phone 84% 59%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 36% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 9% 2%
- None of these assets 8% 26%
- Own their home 89% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gahininath Nagar?

■ Gahininath Nagar · ■ Ambad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.0% 68.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 839 942
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 866
- Working population 50.4% 51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 56.9% for women. 50% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 149 (52%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (9%) · ■ Household industry 53 (18%) · ■ Other work 20 (7%) · ■ Marginal 38 (13%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ambad
- Belgaon 629 people
- Bhokarwadi 629 people
- Vitthalwadi 606 people
- Sadesawangi 595 people
- Malyachiwadi 568 people
- Govindpur 566 people
- Lasura 546 people
- Soundalgaon Kh. 520 people

All 137 villages in Ambad

## Quick answers
- How far is Gahininath Nagar from Jalna? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Gahininath Nagar? 570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahininath Nagar in? Jalna district (Ambad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gahininath Nagar? 71.0% (Census 2011)

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