# Gidha Village, Shankarpur, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shankarpur, Madhepura 

# Gidha

Gidha is a village in Shankarpur sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,962 people in 1,877 households**, the 5th largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 8,962people (2011)
- 1,877households
- 53.3%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Gidha PIN code and other codes

Gidha falls in Shankarpur sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGiddha
- Community development blockShankarpur
- Census village code225902

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

## How far is Gidha from nearby towns?

- Shankarpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)18 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)18 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 Gidha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gidha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand 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 Gidha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 858 hectares of village land is sown, and 766 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 Gidha

Of every 100 households in Gidha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gidha · ■ Shankarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**52%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**30%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gidha?

■ Gidha · ■ Shankarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**924

Working population ****47.2%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.2% for men and 43.8% for women. 51% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 863 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 897 (21%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 117 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2,349 (55%)

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 Shankarpur

- Maura42,528 people
- Jirwa26,295 people
- Behrari10,013 people
- Raibhir9,576 people
- Basantpur4,613 people
- Kamargaon **1,883 people
- Champanagar1,410 people
- Bani942 people

[All 9 villages in Shankarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/shankarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gidha from Madhepura?18 km by road
- What is the population of Gidha?8,962 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gidha in?Madhepura district (Shankarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gidha?53.3% (Census 2011)