Village · Darwha, Yavatmal
# Nandgavhan

Nandgavhan is a village in Darwha sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 899 people in 201 households, the 72nd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.
- 899 people (2011)
- 201 households
- 77.8% literacy
- 954 females per 1,000 males

## Nandgavhan PIN code and other codes

Nandgavhan falls in Darwha sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Darwha
- Census village code 542529

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

## How far is Nandgavhan from nearby towns?
- Darwha (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ) 62 km by road
- Darwha (nearest town) 26 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Nandgavhan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Nandgavhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 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
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nandgavhan known for?

The main crops are cotton, soybean and toor. About 82% of the 579 hectares of village land is sown, and 469 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Nandgavhan

Of every 100 households in Nandgavhan in 2011, 32 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nandgavhan · ■ Darwha rural average
- Electricity for lighting 32% 63%
- Toilet within the home 12% 24%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 75%
- Tap water 27% 45%
- Drinking water within premises 46% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 92%
- Use banking services 62% 57%
- Television 26% 27%
- Mobile phone 44% 32%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 11% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 42% 49%
- Own their home 100% 94%

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

## What is the population of Nandgavhan?

■ Nandgavhan · ■ Darwha rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.8% 82.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 954 948
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 884 938
- Working population 49.9% 51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 67.8% for women. 60% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 113 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 198 (44%) · ■ Household industry 15 (3%) · ■ Other work 43 (10%) · ■ Marginal 80 (18%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Darwha
- Pimpri Kh. 953 people
- Khopdi Bk. 928 people
- Khopdi Kh 916 people
- Takali Bk. 903 people
- Khed 893 people
- Shendri Bk. 893 people
- Hatni 892 people
- Bhopapur 879 people

All 145 villages in Darwha

## Other places named Nandgavhan
- Nandgavhan · Village, Mahagaon, Yavatmal · 676 people
- Nandgavhan · Village, Digras, Yavatmal · 444 people
- Nandgavhan · Village, Darwha, Yavatmal · 22 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Nandgavhan from Yavatmal? 62 km by road
- What is the population of Nandgavhan? 899 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nandgavhan in? Yavatmal district (Darwha sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Nandgavhan? 77.8% (Census 2011)

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