# Gandhawadih Village, Topchanchi, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Topchanchi, Dhanbad 

# Gandhawadih

Gandhawadih is a village in Topchanchi sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828402**. The 2011 Census counted **2,421 people in 479 households**, the 14th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 2,421people (2011)
- 479households
- 71.5%literacy
- 828402PIN code

## Gandhawadih PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandhawadih is 828402.** Gandhawadih falls in Topchanchi sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code828402
- Gram panchayatGandhawadih
- Community development blockTopchanchi
- Census village code361349

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

## How far is Gandhawadih from nearby towns?

- Topchanchi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)35 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)35 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 Gandhawadih?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gomo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Gandhawadih known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 2% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Gandhawadih

Of every 100 households in Gandhawadih in 2011, 75 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gandhawadih · ■ Topchanchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**71%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**21%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**61%

Use banking services ****91%**

**63%

Television ****28%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gandhawadih?

■ Gandhawadih · ■ Topchanchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**909

Working population ****37.6%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 61.0% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 217 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (4%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 144 (16%) · **■** Marginal 494 (54%)

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 Topchanchi

- Lokbad3,016 people
- Madaidih2,894 people
- Dhangi2,606 people
- Tantri2,569 people
- Pradhan Khuta2,211 people
- Ledatanr2,073 people
- Pabapur2,027 people
- Korkota1,881 people

[All 113 villages in Topchanchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/topchanchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandhawadih?828402
- How far is Gandhawadih from Dhanbad?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhawadih?2,421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhawadih in?Dhanbad district (Topchanchi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhawadih?71.5% (Census 2011)