# Gajhara Village, Ladania, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/ladania/gajhara/ Village · Ladania, Madhubani # Gajhara Gajhara is a village in Ladania sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,427 people in 2,187 households**, the 6th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%. - 11,427people (2011) - 2,187households - 64.0%literacy - 932females per 1,000 males ## Gajhara PIN code and other codes Gajhara falls in Ladania sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGajhara - Community development blockLadania - Census village code219974 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gajhara from nearby towns? - Ladania (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)40 km by road - Jainagar (nearest town)29 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 Gajhara? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gajhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Piprahi - ○Degree college10+ km · Jainagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 5 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 Gajhara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 1,204 hectares of village land is sown, and 452 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 Gajhara Of every 100 households in Gajhara in 2011, 7 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gajhara · ■ Ladania rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **4% Toilet within the home ****24%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **87% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **96% Use banking services ****43%** **33% Television ****6%** **4% Mobile phone ****73%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **19% Own their home ****96%** **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 Gajhara? ■ Gajhara · ■ Ladania rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%** **57.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860** **920 Working population ****49.3%** **42.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 52.0% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,363 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,544 (27%) · **■** Household industry 53 (1%) · **■** Other work 153 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2,519 (45%) 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 Ladania - Sidhapa16,375 people - Mahtha11,877 people - Ekhari11,726 people - Piprahi11,663 people - Paduma9,254 people - Sidhap Kalan9,225 people - Pathrahi8,365 people - Belahi6,926 people [All 28 villages in Ladania](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/ladania/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gajhara from Madhubani?40 km by road - What is the population of Gajhara?11,427 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gajhara in?Madhubani district (Ladania sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gajhara?64.0% (Census 2011)