# Gidhwas Village, Ladania, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/ladania/gidhwas/ Village · Ladania, Madhubani # Gidhwas Gidhwas is a village in Ladania sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847232**. The 2011 Census counted **6,499 people in 1,215 households**, the 11th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%. - 6,499people (2011) - 1,215households - 54.8%literacy - 847232PIN code ## Gidhwas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gidhwas is 847232.** Gidhwas falls in Ladania sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - PIN code847232 - Gram panchayatGidhwas - Community development blockLadania - Census village code219957 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gidhwas from nearby towns? - Ladania (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)70 km by road - Jainagar (nearest town)16 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 Gidhwas? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gidhwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paduma - ○Degree college10+ km · Jainagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Gidhwas known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 548 hectares of village land is sown, and 390 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 Gidhwas Of every 100 households in Gidhwas in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gidhwas · ■ Ladania rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **4% Toilet within the home ****7%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **87% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****35%** **33% Television ****5%** **4% Mobile phone ****65%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **19% 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 Gidhwas? ■ Gidhwas · ■ Ladania rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%** **57.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **920 Working population ****40.4%** **42.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 37.9% for women. 47% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 424 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 580 (22%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 110 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,500 (57%) 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 - Paduma9,254 people - Sidhap Kalan9,225 people - Pathrahi8,365 people - Belahi6,926 people - Lachhminia5,397 people - Jogia5,240 people - Dalokhar5,043 people - Garha4,410 people [All 28 villages in Ladania](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/ladania/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gidhwas?847232 - How far is Gidhwas from Madhubani?70 km by road - What is the population of Gidhwas?6,499 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gidhwas in?Madhubani district (Ladania sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gidhwas?54.8% (Census 2011)