# Gajhanda Village, Jarmundi, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Jarmundi, Dumka 

# Gajhanda

Gajhanda is a village in Jarmundi sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814141**. The 2011 Census counted **136 people in 27 households**, the 391st largest of 470 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 136people (2011)
- 27households
- 64.2%literacy
- 814141PIN code

## Gajhanda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gajhanda is 814141.** Gajhanda falls in Jarmundi sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814141
- Gram panchayatBanwara
- Community development blockJarmundi
- Census village code370022

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

## How far is Gajhanda from nearby towns?

- Jarmundi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)37 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)37 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 Gajhanda?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gajhanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jarmundi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Gajhanda known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 25% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Gajhanda

Of every 100 households in Gajhanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajhanda · ■ Jarmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****22%**

**49%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**27%

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 Gajhanda?

■ Gajhanda · ■ Jarmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**950

Working population ****56.6%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 53.1% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (13%) · **■** Marginal 55 (71%)

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 Jarmundi

- Taran143 people
- Basmata142 people
- Kurumtanr139 people
- Chormuria138 people
- Karhariya136 people
- Machhitanr136 people
- Nakti136 people
- Nayamarsa134 people

[All 512 villages in Jarmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/jarmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gajhanda?814141
- How far is Gajhanda from Dumka?37 km by road
- What is the population of Gajhanda?136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajhanda in?Dumka district (Jarmundi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gajhanda?64.2% (Census 2011)