# Gandak Village, Ramgarh, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Ramgarh, Dumka 

# Gandak

Gandak is a village in Ramgarh sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814102**. The 2011 Census counted **396 people in 89 households**, the 167th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 396people (2011)
- 89households
- 65.2%literacy
- 814102PIN code

## Gandak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandak is 814102.** Gandak falls in Ramgarh sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814102
- Gram panchayatDharihat
- Community development blockRamgarh
- Census village code370263

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

## How far is Gandak from nearby towns?

- Ramgarh (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)27 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)27 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 Gandak?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dudhwa
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Gandak known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 68% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Gandak

Of every 100 households in Gandak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gandak · ■ Ramgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****9%**

**32%

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 Gandak?

■ Gandak · ■ Ramgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**991

Working population ****65.9%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 55.4% for women. 65% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 241 (92%)

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 Ramgarh

- Patgora400 people
- Sejapahari399 people
- Ambasol Kakani398 people
- Dhanor397 people
- Nakrapahari396 people
- Garrapahari394 people
- Chandanpahari389 people
- Kusbana386 people

[All 347 villages in Ramgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/ramgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandak?814102
- How far is Gandak from Dumka?27 km by road
- What is the population of Gandak?396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandak in?Dumka district (Ramgarh sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gandak?65.2% (Census 2011)