# Ghodaj Village, Kandhar, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/kandhar/ghodaj/ Village · Kandhar, Nanded # Ghodaj Ghodaj is a village in Kandhar sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,531 people in 488 households**, the 26th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 2,531people (2011) - 488households - 74.2%literacy - 948females per 1,000 males ## Ghodaj PIN code and other codes Ghodaj falls in Kandhar sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKandhar - Census village code545325 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghodaj from nearby towns? - Kandhar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)51 km by road - Kandhar (nearest town)5 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 Ghodaj? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Ghodaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kandhar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kandhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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)10 h summer · 10 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 Ghodaj known for? About 95% of the 954 hectares of village land is sown, and 882 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 Ghodaj Of every 100 households in Ghodaj in 2011, 60 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ghodaj · ■ Kandhar rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **63% Toilet within the home ****3%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **86% Tap water ****75%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****36%** **43% Television ****11%** **15% Mobile phone ****46%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **42% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 Ghodaj? ■ Ghodaj · ■ Kandhar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **73.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912** **889 Working population ****50.0%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 62.8% for women. 52% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 392 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 679 (54%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (8%) · **■** Marginal 79 (6%) 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 Kandhar - Abulaga2,662 people - Mangal Sangvi2,634 people - Shekapur2,619 people - Umbaj2,547 people - Digras Kh.2,350 people - Nandanwan2,324 people - Gonar2,280 people - Manaspuri2,259 people [All 127 villages in Kandhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/kandhar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghodaj from Nanded?51 km by road - What is the population of Ghodaj?2,531 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghodaj in?Nanded district (Kandhar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ghodaj?74.2% (Census 2011)