# Gandhinagar Village, Kudal, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kudal, Sindhudurg 

# Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar is a village in Kudal sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,475 people in 344 households**, the 23rd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.4%.

- 1,475people (2011)
- 344households
- 88.6%literacy
- 1,086females per 1,000 males

## Gandhinagar PIN code and other codes

Gandhinagar falls in Kudal sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKudal
- Census village code566831

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

## How far is Gandhinagar from nearby towns?

- Kudal (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)33 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)33 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 Gandhinagar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhinagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kudal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kudal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawant Wadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Gandhinagar known for?

The main crops are **rice, cashew and mango**. About 77% of the 719 hectares of village land is sown, and 551 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 Gandhinagar

Of every 100 households in Gandhinagar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gandhinagar · ■ Kudal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**15%

Tap water ****5%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**80%

Use banking services ****42%**

**61%

Television ****48%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**31%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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 Gandhinagar?

■ Gandhinagar · ■ Kudal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**85.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**902

Working population ****38.9%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 82.9% for women. 57% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (4%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 215 (37%) · **■** Marginal 142 (25%)

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 Kudal

- Pinguli1,574 people
- Jambharmala1,565 people
- Ghotage1,550 people
- Gothos1,548 people
- Kadawal1,405 people
- Keravade K.Narur1,373 people
- Wadivarvade1,361 people
- Bibavane1,356 people

[All 124 villages in Kudal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/kudal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gandhinagar from Oras Bk.?33 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhinagar?1,475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhinagar in?Sindhudurg district (Kudal sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhinagar?88.6% (Census 2011)