# Gandhraen Village, Andhratharhi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Andhratharhi, Madhubani 

# Gandhraen

Gandhraen is a village in Andhratharhi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847411**. The 2011 Census counted **2,047 people in 423 households**, the 30th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 2,047people (2011)
- 423households
- 65.5%literacy
- 847411PIN code

## Gandhraen PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandhraen is 847411.** Gandhraen falls in Andhratharhi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847411
- Gram panchayatGandhraen
- Community development blockAndhratharhi
- Census village code220659

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

## How far is Gandhraen from nearby towns?

- Andhratharhi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)45 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)12 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 Gandhraen?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhraen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghogharadih
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Gandhraen known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Gandhraen

Of every 100 households in Gandhraen in 2011, 3 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gandhraen · ■ Andhratharhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**93%

Use banking services ****48%**

**39%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**23%

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 Gandhraen?

■ Gandhraen · ■ Andhratharhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**62.5%

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

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**909

Working population ****44.1%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 51.8% for women. 52% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (28%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 161 (18%) · **■** Marginal 376 (42%)

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 Andhratharhi

- Nabnagar2,686 people
- Mangrauni2,495 people
- Rajanpura2,418 people
- Bithauni2,276 people
- Bedauli1,972 people
- Tilai1,944 people
- Dhagjari1,673 people
- Maini1,505 people

[All 48 villages in Andhratharhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/andhratharhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandhraen?847411
- How far is Gandhraen from Madhubani?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhraen?2,047 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhraen in?Madhubani district (Andhratharhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhraen?65.5% (Census 2011)
