# Gandha Village, Kalamb, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kalamb, Yavatmal 

# Gandha

Gandha is a village in Kalamb sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **226 people in 62 households**, the 103rd largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%.

- 226people (2011)
- 62households
- 71.9%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Gandha PIN code and other codes

Gandha falls in Kalamb sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKalamb
- Census village code542303

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

## How far is Gandha from nearby towns?

- Kalamb (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)25 km by road
- Yavatmal (nearest town)25 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 Gandha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gandha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kalamb
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kalamb
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Gandha known for?

About 67% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 206 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 Gandha

Of every 100 households in Gandha in 2011, 19 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandha · ■ Kalamb rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**72%

Tap water ****100%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****64%**

**58%

Television ****13%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Gandha?

■ Gandha · ■ Kalamb rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**82.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****533**

**952

Working population ****68.1%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 63.0% for women. 64% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (25%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 87 (56%)

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 Kalamb

- Umargaon238 people
- Sawangi237 people
- Mangrul234 people
- Khutala230 people
- Malkapur216 people
- Gangapur207 people
- Pangadi202 people
- Khudawantpur166 people

[All 143 villages in Kalamb](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/kalamb/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gandha from Yavatmal?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gandha?226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandha in?Yavatmal district (Kalamb sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gandha?71.9% (Census 2011)