# Kandha Village, Wazirganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Wazirganj, Gaya 

# Kandha

Kandha is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,446 people in 422 households**, the 25th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 2,446people (2011)
- 422households
- 56.3%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Kandha PIN code and other codes

Kandha falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBiccha
- Community development blockWazirganj
- Census village code256791

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

## How far is Kandha from nearby towns?

- Wazirganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)33 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)33 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 Kandha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wazirganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wazirganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Kandha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Kandha

Of every 100 households in Kandha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kandha · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**35%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**40%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**36%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Kandha?

■ Kandha · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**961

Working population ****28.3%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 47.8% for women. 41% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 340 (49%) · **■** Household industry 122 (18%) · **■** Other work 76 (11%) · **■** Marginal 102 (15%)

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 Wazirganj

- Karjara2,811 people
- Pipra2,732 people
- Bishanpur2,678 people
- Babhandih Wajirganj2,646 people
- Pura2,372 people
- Madardih2,156 people
- Kolhna2,086 people
- Hansra2,078 people

[All 147 villages in Wazirganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kandha from Gaya?33 km by road
- What is the population of Kandha?2,446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandha in?Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kandha?56.3% (Census 2011)