# Gandhinagar, Vengurla, Sindhudurg – Population & Literacy

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Village · Vengurla, Sindhudurg 

# Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar is a village in [Vengurla](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vengurla/) sub-district of [Sindhudurg](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). The 2011 Census counted **898 people in 236 households**, the 31st largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 898people (2011)
- 236households
- 91.6%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Gandhinagar PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockVengurla
- Census village code566707

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?

- Vengurla (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)57 km by road
- Vengurla (nearest town)20 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?

8 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 · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shiroda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vengurla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vengurla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 **mango, coconut and cashew**. About 56% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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, 78 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Gandhinagar · ■ Vengurla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**10%

Tap water ****82%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**78%

Use banking services ****72%**

**65%

Television ****53%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**5%

None of these assets ****20%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 · ■ Vengurla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**940

Working population ****34.5%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 87.8% for women. 60% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (29%) · **■** Marginal 77 (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 Vengurla

- Khalchikar960 people
- Bhogave955 people
- Ansur951 people
- Tank948 people
- Kelus888 people
- Sukhalbhat869 people
- Gavan851 people
- Bhendamala841 people

[All 83 villages in Vengurla](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vengurla/villages/)

## Other places named Gandhinagar

- Gandhinagar · District, Gujarat · 1,391,753 people
- Gandhinagar · Sub-district, Gandhinagar · 560,497 people
- Gandhi Nagar · Sub-district, East · 395,342 people
- Gandhinagar · Town, Gandhinagar · 292,797 people
- Gandhinagar · Town, Kolhapur · 12,601 people
- Gandhinagar · Village, Sindhnur, Raichur · 10,568 people

## Quick answers

- How far is Gandhinagar from Oras Bk.?57 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhinagar?898 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhinagar in?Sindhudurg district (Vengurla sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhinagar?91.6% (Census 2011)