# Ghaskaro Village, Dhanwar, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhanwar, Giridih 

# Ghaskaro

Ghaskaro is a village in Dhanwar sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825412**. The 2011 Census counted **699 people in 95 households**, the 135th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 699people (2011)
- 95households
- 65.8%literacy
- 825412PIN code

## Ghaskaro PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghaskaro is 825412.** Ghaskaro falls in Dhanwar sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825412
- Gram panchayatKailadhab
- Community development blockDhanwar
- Census village code351165

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

## How far is Ghaskaro from nearby towns?

- Dhanwar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)80 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)80 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 Ghaskaro?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ghaskaro; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanwar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajdhanwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Ghaskaro known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 8% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Ghaskaro

Of every 100 households in Ghaskaro in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghaskaro · ■ Dhanwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

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

**10%

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

**2%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****20%**

**57%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**13%

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 Ghaskaro?

■ Ghaskaro · ■ Dhanwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**946

Working population ****51.2%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 56.5% for women. 48% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 21 (6%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 336 (94%)

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 Dhanwar

- Beko714 people
- Basgi711 people
- Koradih705 people
- Badidih703 people
- Daudanagar695 people
- Jitkundi693 people
- Lengura689 people
- Naikadih683 people

[All 297 villages in Dhanwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dhanwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghaskaro?825412
- How far is Ghaskaro from Giridih?80 km by road
- What is the population of Ghaskaro?699 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaskaro in?Giridih district (Dhanwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaskaro?65.8% (Census 2011)