# Gandar Village, Sono, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sono, Jamui 

# Gandar

Gandar is a village in Sono sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar, PIN code **811308**. The 2011 Census counted **4,486 people in 716 households**, the 5th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 4,486people (2011)
- 716households
- 58.4%literacy
- 811308PIN code

## Gandar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandar is 811308.** Gandar falls in Sono sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- PIN code811308
- Gram panchayatGandar, Dahiari
- Community development blockSono
- Census village code259413

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

## How far is Gandar from nearby towns?

- Sono (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jhajha (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 Gandar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sono
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Gandar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 13% of the 458 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Gandar

Of every 100 households in Gandar in 2011, 8 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gandar · ■ Sono rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**13%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**35%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gandar?

■ Gandar · ■ Sono rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**972

Working population ****48.9%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 42.2% for women. 56% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 464 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (17%) · **■** Household industry 458 (21%) · **■** Other work 194 (9%) · **■** Marginal 710 (32%)

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 Sono

- Tola Sono9,932 people
- Tola DubedihBabudih5,398 people
- Tola Sarebad4,794 people
- Tola Dhodhri4,570 people
- Tola Mahesri Gadi4,384 people
- Tola Lakhankiari4,320 people
- Keshopharka3,900 people
- Tola Agahara3,770 people

[All 249 villages in Sono](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sono/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandar?811308
- How far is Gandar from Jamui?55 km by road
- What is the population of Gandar?4,486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandar in?Jamui district (Sono sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gandar?58.4% (Census 2011)