# Gaichhana Village, Jaridih, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaridih, Bokaro 

# Gaichhana

Gaichhana is a village in Jaridih sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,689 people in 547 households**, the 9th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 2,689people (2011)
- 547households
- 62.1%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Gaichhana PIN code and other codes

Gaichhana falls in Jaridih sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatGaichhana
- Community development blockJaridih
- Census village code362561

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

## How far is Gaichhana from nearby towns?

- Jaridih (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)28 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)28 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 Gaichhana?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gaichhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bokaro
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bokaro
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bokaro
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Gaichhana known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 10% of the 568 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Gaichhana

Of every 100 households in Gaichhana in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaichhana · ■ Jaridih rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

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

**21%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**59%

Use banking services ****40%**

**56%

Television ****3%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Gaichhana?

■ Gaichhana · ■ Jaridih rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**921

Working population ****34.1%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 46.7% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (4%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 177 (19%) · **■** Marginal 619 (67%)

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 Jaridih

- Araju3,662 people
- Baradih3,171 people
- Chilgora3,006 people
- Bahadurpur2,819 people
- Piro2,401 people
- Araldih2,247 people
- Kalyanpur2,105 people
- Pathria2,035 people

[All 39 villages in Jaridih](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/jaridih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaichhana from Bokaro?28 km by road
- What is the population of Gaichhana?2,689 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaichhana in?Bokaro district (Jaridih sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gaichhana?62.1% (Census 2011)