# Gandarakpur Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Gandarakpur

Gandarakpur is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814119**. The 2011 Census counted **1,133 people in 270 households**, the 22nd largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 1,133people (2011)
- 270households
- 74.2%literacy
- 814119PIN code

## Gandarakpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandarakpur is 814119.** Gandarakpur falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814119
- Gram panchayatGandarakpur
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370825

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

## How far is Gandarakpur from nearby towns?

- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)20 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 Gandarakpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gandarakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Gandarakpur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 77% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Gandarakpur

Of every 100 households in Gandarakpur in 2011, 31 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandarakpur · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****42%**

**24%

Television ****17%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gandarakpur?

■ Gandarakpur · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**968

Working population ****39.9%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 64.4% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 139 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (8%) · **■** Other work 56 (12%) · **■** Marginal 220 (49%)

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 Shikaripara

- Muraam1,186 people
- Rajbandh1,184 people
- Palasi1,162 people
- Kauamahal1,152 people
- Jamkandar1,128 people
- Saharpur1,104 people
- Langopahari1,094 people
- Banspahari1,069 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandarakpur?814119
- How far is Gandarakpur from Dumka?20 km by road
- What is the population of Gandarakpur?1,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandarakpur in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gandarakpur?74.2% (Census 2011)