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

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Village · Wazirganj, Gaya 

# Kandhariya

Kandhariya is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,761 people in 287 households**, the 37th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 1,761people (2011)
- 287households
- 54.7%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Kandhariya PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPater Mangrawan
- Community development blockWazirganj
- Census village code256731

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

## How far is Kandhariya from nearby towns?

- Wazirganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)15 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)15 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 Kandhariya?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kandhariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thankuppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madardih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kandhariya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 394 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Kandhariya

Of every 100 households in Kandhariya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kandhariya · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**35%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**40%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kandhariya?

■ Kandhariya · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1169**

**961

Working population ****32.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 44.3% for women. 47% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 412 (72%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (6%) · **■** Marginal 94 (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 Wazirganj

- Khiriawan1,920 people
- Pale1,879 people
- Naudiha Kalan1,857 people
- Bhagausa1,783 people
- Bihiain1,760 people
- Mahugain1,726 people
- Bhojpur1,707 people
- Usuwa1,651 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kandhariya from Gaya?15 km by road
- What is the population of Kandhariya?1,761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandhariya in?Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kandhariya?54.7% (Census 2011)