# Gandhar Village, Manpur, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Manpur, Gaya 

# Gandhar

Gandhar is a village in Manpur sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,449 people in 932 households**, the 9th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 4,449people (2011)
- 932households
- 54.2%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Gandhar PIN code and other codes

Gandhar falls in Manpur sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaragandhar
- Community development blockManpur
- Census village code255297

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

## How far is Gandhar from nearby towns?

- Manpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)8 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 Gandhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Manpur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Manpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Gandhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 182 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 Gandhar

Of every 100 households in Gandhar in 2011, 11 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gandhar · ■ Manpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**79%

Tap water ****11%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**82%

Use banking services ****22%**

**34%

Television ****14%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Gandhar?

■ Gandhar · ■ Manpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**966

Working population ****32.9%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 45.4% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 101 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 765 (52%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 348 (24%) · **■** Marginal 229 (16%)

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 Manpur

- Gere4,812 people
- Bhadeja4,797 people
- Bhore4,740 people
- Naudhariya4,498 people
- Gangti4,339 people
- Sadipur3,586 people
- Lakhanpur3,473 people
- Nanauk3,050 people

[All 78 villages in Manpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/manpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gandhar from Gaya?8 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhar?4,449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhar in?Gaya district (Manpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhar?54.2% (Census 2011)