# Gaiwal Village, Karanja, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/gaiwal/ Village · Karanja, Washim # Gaiwal Gaiwal is a village in Karanja sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra, PIN code **444105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,226 people in 270 households**, the 40th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 1,226people (2011) - 270households - 75.6%literacy - 444105PIN code ## Gaiwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gaiwal is 444105.** Gaiwal falls in Karanja sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra. - PIN code444105 - Community development blockKaranja - Census village code530988 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gaiwal from nearby towns? - Karanja (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Washim (district HQ)55 km by road - Karanja (nearest town)12 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 Gaiwal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gaiwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karanja - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karanja - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karanja - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Gaiwal known for? About 87% of the 413 hectares of village land is sown, and 298 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 Gaiwal Of every 100 households in Gaiwal in 2011, 69 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gaiwal · ■ Karanja rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **76% Toilet within the home ****36%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **57% Tap water ****87%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **90% Use banking services ****72%** **62% Television ****30%** **34% Mobile phone ****39%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **42% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Gaiwal? ■ Gaiwal · ■ Karanja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **944 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011** **926 Working population ****54.2%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 67.9% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 184 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 435 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (4%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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 Karanja - Akhatwada1,284 people - Vilegaon1,280 people - Kakadshivni1,257 people - Loni1,229 people - Waghola1,196 people - Bhadshivni1,191 people - Dhanj Kh1,189 people - Shivnagar1,189 people [All 167 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gaiwal?444105 - How far is Gaiwal from Washim?55 km by road - What is the population of Gaiwal?1,226 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaiwal in?Washim district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Gaiwal?75.6% (Census 2011)