# Gosang Village, Kandi, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Kandi, Garhwa 

# Gosang

Gosang is a village in Kandi sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822120**. The 2011 Census counted **1,960 people in 319 households**, the 11th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 1,960people (2011)
- 319households
- 61.9%literacy
- 822120PIN code

## Gosang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gosang is 822120.** Gosang falls in Kandi sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822120
- Gram panchayatKhutheria
- Community development blockKandi
- Census village code347230

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

## How far is Gosang from nearby towns?

- Kandi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)35 km by road
- Garhwa (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 Gosang?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhiaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Majhiaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Gosang known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 24% of the 469 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gosang

Of every 100 households in Gosang in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gosang · ■ Kandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****29%**

**42%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**100%

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 Gosang?

■ Gosang · ■ Kandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113**

**956

Working population ****48.3%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 47.6% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 148 (16%) · **■** Marginal 771 (81%)

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 Kandi

- Patila2,806 people
- Kharaundha2,632 people
- Sunripura2,560 people
- Jainath Alias Ghordag2,335 people
- Shivpur1,796 people
- Sarki1,783 people
- Sarkoni1,684 people
- Ranadih1,625 people

[All 93 villages in Kandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/kandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gosang?822120
- How far is Gosang from Garhwa?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gosang?1,960 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gosang in?Garhwa district (Kandi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gosang?61.9% (Census 2011)