Village · Gangakhed, Parbhani
# Anandwadi

Anandwadi is a village in Gangakhed sub-district of Parbhani district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 632 people in 146 households, the 82nd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.
- 632 people (2011)
- 146 households
- 67.8% literacy
- 987 females per 1,000 males

## Anandwadi PIN code and other codes

Anandwadi falls in Gangakhed sub-district, Parbhani district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Gangakhed
- Census village code 547086

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

## How far is Anandwadi from nearby towns?
- Gangakhed (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Parbhani (district HQ) 77 km by road
- Gangakhed (nearest town) 11 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Anandwadi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Anandwadi; 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
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Anandwadi known for?

The main crops are soybean, moong and jowar. About 92% of the 486 hectares of village land is sown, and 446 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Anandwadi

Of every 100 households in Anandwadi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Anandwadi · ■ Gangakhed rural average
- Electricity for lighting 88% 67%
- Toilet within the home 1% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 89%
- Tap water 0% 35%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 21% 61%
- Television 4% 24%
- Mobile phone 35% 52%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 64% 37%
- Own their home 99% 97%

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

## What is the population of Anandwadi?

■ Anandwadi · ■ Gangakhed rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.8% 71.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 987 929
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 859
- Working population 53.8% 51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 56.6% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 190 (56%) · ■ Farm labourers 113 (33%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 31 (9%) · ■ Marginal 4 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Gangakhed
- Kasarwadi 707 people
- Suppa Tanda 700 people
- Waghalgaon Gopa 666 people
- Sirsam Shegaon 656 people
- Katkarwadi 632 people
- Gaulwadi 622 people
- Ghatangra Tanda 592 people
- Maragalwadi 578 people

All 106 villages in Gangakhed

## Other places named Anandwadi
- Anandwadi · Village, Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar · 3,590 people
- Anandwadi · Village, Chakur, Latur · 2,173 people
- Anandwadi · Village, Palam, Parbhani · 1,286 people
- Anandwadi · Village, Deoni, Latur · 920 people
- Anandwadi · Village, Ausa, Latur · 900 people
- Anandwadi · Village, Bhalki, Bidar · 896 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Anandwadi from Parbhani? 77 km by road
- What is the population of Anandwadi? 632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Anandwadi in? Parbhani district (Gangakhed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Anandwadi? 67.8% (Census 2011)

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