# Gandhupur Village, Silao, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Silao, Nalanda 

# Gandhupur

Gandhupur is a village in Silao sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,116 people in 171 households**, the 32nd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,116people (2011)
- 171households
- 68.0%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Gandhupur PIN code and other codes

Gandhupur falls in Silao sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhostawan
- Community development blockSilao
- Census village code245118

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

## How far is Gandhupur from nearby towns?

- Silao (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)22 km by road
- Silao (nearest town)3 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 Gandhupur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhupur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deepnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Gandhupur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 57% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Gandhupur

Of every 100 households in Gandhupur in 2011, 63 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandhupur · ■ Silao rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**15%

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

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****46%**

**43%

Television ****18%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Gandhupur?

■ Gandhupur · ■ Silao rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**937

Working population ****47.3%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 51.1% for women. 49% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (39%) · **■** Household industry 98 (19%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 115 (22%)

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 Silao

- Madhopur1,398 people
- Balaur1,374 people
- Dumari1,360 people
- Bhagwanpur1,121 people
- Gor Bigha1,110 people
- Daria Sarai1,109 people
- Shahpur972 people
- Bazidpur879 people

[All 49 villages in Silao](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gandhupur from Biharsharif?22 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhupur?1,116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhupur in?Nalanda district (Silao sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhupur?68.0% (Census 2011)