# Gaga Village, Peterwar, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Peterwar, Bokaro 

# Gaga

Gaga is a village in Peterwar sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **829121**. The 2011 Census counted **2,002 people in 383 households**, the 20th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 2,002people (2011)
- 383households
- 55.3%literacy
- 829121PIN code

## Gaga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaga is 829121.** Gaga falls in Peterwar sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code829121
- Gram panchayatArguwa
- Community development blockPeterwar
- Census village code362422

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

## How far is Gaga from nearby towns?

- Peterwar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)56 km by road
- Phusro (nearest town)40 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 Gaga?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gaga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Peterwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bokaro
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bokaro
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Gaga known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include basket and metal tools. About 1% of the 1,151 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Gaga

Of every 100 households in Gaga in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gaga · ■ Peterwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**48%

Use banking services ****40%**

**47%

Television ****18%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gaga?

■ Gaga · ■ Peterwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**947

Working population ****44.1%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 43.5% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 89 (10%) · **■** Marginal 594 (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 Peterwar

- Darid2,368 people
- Nawadih2,194 people
- Sadma Kalan2,143 people
- Patki2,136 people
- Lukuiya1,944 people
- Arjua1,921 people
- Jhujhko1,862 people
- Mayapur1,813 people

[All 64 villages in Peterwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/peterwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaga?829121
- How far is Gaga from Bokaro?56 km by road
- What is the population of Gaga?2,002 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaga in?Bokaro district (Peterwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gaga?55.3% (Census 2011)
