# Ghoskodih Village, Dhanwar, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanwar, Giridih 

# Ghoskodih

Ghoskodih is a village in Dhanwar sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825318**. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 83 households**, the 184th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 489people (2011)
- 83households
- 74.7%literacy
- 825318PIN code

## Ghoskodih PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghoskodih is 825318.** Ghoskodih falls in Dhanwar sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825318
- Gram panchayatBodgo
- Community development blockDhanwar
- Census village code351002

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

## How far is Ghoskodih from nearby towns?

- Dhanwar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)85 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 Ghoskodih?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoskodih; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Ghoskodih known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 62% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Ghoskodih

Of every 100 households in Ghoskodih in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghoskodih · ■ Dhanwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**88%

Use banking services ****80%**

**57%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**13%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Ghoskodih?

■ Ghoskodih · ■ Dhanwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****591**

**946

Working population ****27.8%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 51.0% for women. 51% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (6%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 105 (77%)

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

- Tailai508 people
- Purrekh Khurd507 people
- Chichaidih502 people
- Bhutaha492 people
- Latbed487 people
- Tungrudih484 people
- Lodhipur470 people
- Tunmalki470 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghoskodih?825318
- How far is Ghoskodih from Giridih?85 km by road
- What is the population of Ghoskodih?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoskodih in?Giridih district (Dhanwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoskodih?74.7% (Census 2011)