# Gandharap Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Gandharap

Gandharap is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **135 people in 29 households**, the 70th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 135people (2011)
- 29households
- 19.1%literacy
- 1,109females per 1,000 males

## Gandharap PIN code and other codes

Gandharap falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatItahari
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223368

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

## How far is Gandharap from nearby towns?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)43 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)43 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 Gandharap?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gandharap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hemai Patti Kukuraun
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhonagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhonagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Gandharap known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Gandharap

Of every 100 households in Gandharap in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandharap · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**54%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gandharap?

■ Gandharap · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.1%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1109**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**955

Working population ****51.1%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 22.2% for men and 16.4% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Farm labourers 69 (100%)

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 Dhamdaha

- Bishunpur Milik234 people
- Champawati Milik222 people
- Sasri Istamrar Milik202 people
- Garail Milik153 people
- Madhonagar74 people
- Bishunpur Milik16 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gandharap from Purnia?43 km by road
- What is the population of Gandharap?135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandharap in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gandharap?19.1% (Census 2011)