# Gandharopur Village, Sarairanjan, Samastipur (Bihar)

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Village · Sarairanjan, Samastipur 

# Gandharopur

Gandharopur is a village in Sarairanjan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848505**. The 2011 Census counted **77 people in 16 households**, the 54th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 77people (2011)
- 16households
- 49.1%literacy
- 848505PIN code

## Gandharopur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandharopur is 848505.** Gandharopur falls in Sarairanjan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- PIN code848505
- Gram panchayatKishanpur Yusuf
- Community development blockSarairanjan
- Census village code236958

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

## How far is Gandharopur from nearby towns?

- Sarairanjan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Samsatipur (nearest town)20 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 Gandharopur?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Gandharopur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khalispur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Patori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patori
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Gandharopur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 3 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Gandharopur

Of every 100 households in Gandharopur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandharopur · ■ Sarairanjan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**38%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**45%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**22%

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 Gandharopur?

■ Gandharopur · ■ Sarairanjan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.1%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**936

Working population ****36.4%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 48.3% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Farm labourers 28 (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 Sarairanjan

- Shahzadpur800 people
- Chakwa593 people
- Sultanpur Morwa300 people
- Az Rakbe Udaipur233 people
- Khajuri27 people

[All 61 villages in Sarairanjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandharopur?848505
- How far is Gandharopur from Samastipur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Gandharopur?77 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandharopur in?Samastipur district (Sarairanjan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gandharopur?49.1% (Census 2011)