Village · Ranka, Garhwa
# Gasedag

Gasedag is a village in Ranka sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822125. The 2011 Census counted 1,514 people in 312 households, the 22nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.
- 1,514 people (2011)
- 312 households
- 46.4% literacy
- 822125 PIN code

## Gasedag PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gasedag is 822125. Gasedag falls in Ranka sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822125
- Gram panchayat Bahahara
- Community development block Ranka
- Census village code 347904

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gasedag from nearby towns?
- Gasedag (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ) 36 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town) 36 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gasedag?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Degree college In village · 2 private
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ranka
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gasedag known for?

The main crops are rice. About 59% of the 892 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gasedag

Of every 100 households in Gasedag in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gasedag · ■ Ranka rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 16%
- Toilet within the home 3% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 93%
- Tap water 4% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 38% 34%
- Television 0% 6%
- Mobile phone 12% 25%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 55% 52%
- Own their home 96% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gasedag?

■ Gasedag · ■ Ranka rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.4% 56.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1016 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1075 991
- Working population 47.8% 51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.6% for men and 36.3% for women. 47% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 14 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 5 (1%) · ■ Marginal 703 (97%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Ranka
- Hurdag 1,694 people
- Sonpurwa 1,603 people
- Karri 1,554 people
- Bohahara 1,533 people
- Uchri 1,412 people
- Barwahi 1,371 people
- Chatakman 1,333 people
- Sewadih 1,308 people

All 81 villages in Ranka

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gasedag? 822125
- How far is Gasedag from Garhwa? 36 km by road
- What is the population of Gasedag? 1,514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gasedag in? Garhwa district (Ranka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gasedag? 46.4% (Census 2011)

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