# Gandharabpur Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand)

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Gandharabpur

Gandharabpur is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816118**. The 2011 Census counted **477 people in 104 households**, the 110th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 477people (2011)
- 104households
- 43.2%literacy
- 816118PIN code

## Gandharabpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandharabpur is 816118.** Gandharabpur falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816118
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370898

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

## How far is Gandharabpur from nearby towns?

- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)38 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)38 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 Gandharabpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gandharabpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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 Gandharabpur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 50% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Gandharabpur

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

■ Gandharabpur · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****10%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**31%

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 Gandharabpur?

■ Gandharabpur · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.2%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**968

Working population ****35.8%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.7% for men and 31.1% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 166 (97%)

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

- Chhota Chapiria494 people
- Thakarantala492 people
- Dhanghara488 people
- Raghunathpur478 people
- Katpahari467 people
- Dhawadangal466 people
- Dudhi Kandar466 people
- Chaklata464 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandharabpur?816118
- How far is Gandharabpur from Dumka?38 km by road
- What is the population of Gandharabpur?477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandharabpur in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gandharabpur?43.2% (Census 2011)