# Gandhar Village, Modanganj, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Modanganj, Jehanabad 

# Gandhar

Gandhar is a village in Modanganj sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,056 people in 670 households**, the 3rd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%.

- 4,056people (2011)
- 670households
- 68.7%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Gandhar PIN code and other codes

Gandhar falls in Modanganj sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGandhar
- Community development blockModanganj
- Census village code260339

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?

- Modanganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)15 km by road
- Jehanabad (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 Gandhar?

16 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bandhuganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 49% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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, 1 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gandhar · ■ Modanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

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

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**75%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**46%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**48%

Television ****18%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gandhar?

■ Gandhar · ■ Modanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**64.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**909

Working population ****29.5%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 58.1% for women. 41% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 465 (39%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (6%) · **■** Marginal 457 (38%)

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 Modanganj

- Jaitipur Kurwa5,544 people
- Gobindpur4,175 people
- Bandhuganj4,048 people
- Dewara3,972 people
- Sarishtabad3,962 people
- Waina3,085 people

[All 55 villages in Modanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/modanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gandhar from Jehanabad?15 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhar?4,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhar in?Jehanabad district (Modanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhar?68.7% (Census 2011)