# Gandhua Village, Baikunthpur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baikunthpur, Gopalganj 

# Gandhua

Gandhua is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar, PIN code **841420**. The 2011 Census counted **635 people in 114 households**, the 69th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 635people (2011)
- 114households
- 58.6%literacy
- 841420PIN code

## Gandhua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandhua is 841420.** Gandhua falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code841420
- Gram panchayatKatalpura
- Community development blockBaikunthpur
- Census village code231179

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

## How far is Gandhua from nearby towns?

- Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)22 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 Gandhua?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majhaula
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikhunthpura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Gandhua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 23 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Gandhua

Of every 100 households in Gandhua in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gandhua · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**56%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****94%**

**67%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**9%

Own their home ****95%**

**99%

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 Gandhua?

■ Gandhua · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1228**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**951

Working population ****19.5%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 45.8% for women. 39% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (15%) · **■** Marginal 100 (81%)

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 Baikunthpur

- Chandpur784 people
- Bahrampur655 people
- Basant Chhapra644 people
- Khobharipur638 people
- Usri Paharpur575 people
- Raja Patti482 people
- Phakalpura475 people
- Kalyanpur468 people

[All 121 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/baikunthpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandhua?841420
- How far is Gandhua from Gopalganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhua?635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhua in?Gopalganj district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhua?58.6% (Census 2011)