# Gandhe Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Pen, Raigarh 

# Gandhe

Gandhe is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **332 people in 78 households**, the 120th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 332people (2011)
- 78households
- 81.2%literacy
- 1,037females per 1,000 males

## Gandhe PIN code and other codes

Gandhe falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPen
- Census village code553975

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gandhe from nearby towns?

- Pen (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)35 km by road
- Pen (nearest town)35 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 Gandhe?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chole
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shihu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagothane
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pen
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Gandhe known for?

About 78% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Gandhe

Of every 100 households in Gandhe in 2011, 98 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandhe · ■ Pen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**27%

Tap water ****92%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**57%

Use banking services ****100%**

**53%

Television ****56%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**91%

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 Gandhe?

■ Gandhe · ■ Pen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2111**

**968

Working population ****59.3%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 68.7% for women. 57% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 185 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%)

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 Pen

- Khar Jambola357 people
- Jambhoshi352 people
- Nidhavali336 people
- Aghai335 people
- Burdi331 people
- Govirle316 people
- Talekhar314 people
- Khar Dhombi311 people

[All 169 villages in Pen](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gandhe from Alibag?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhe?332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhe in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhe?81.2% (Census 2011)