# Gajkunda Village, Gande, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gande, Giridih 

# Gajkunda

Gajkunda is a village in Gande sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815312**. The 2011 Census counted **2,090 people in 277 households**, the 9th largest of 266 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 2,090people (2011)
- 277households
- 57.1%literacy
- 815312PIN code

## Gajkunda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gajkunda is 815312.** Gajkunda falls in Gande sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815312
- Gram panchayatGajkunda
- Community development blockGande
- Census village code351907

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

## How far is Gajkunda from nearby towns?

- Gande (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)40 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)40 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 Gajkunda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gajkunda; 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Giridih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Gajkunda known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 29% of the 161 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 Gajkunda

Of every 100 households in Gajkunda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajkunda · ■ Gande rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**77%

Use banking services ****39%**

**43%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

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 Gajkunda?

■ Gajkunda · ■ Gande rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**964

Working population ****42.2%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 43.6% for women. 42% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (8%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (4%) · **■** Marginal 668 (76%)

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 Gande

- Parbatpur2,655 people
- Budhudih2,538 people
- Manakdiha2,216 people
- Kundalwadah2,133 people
- Mohandih1,757 people
- Champapur1,750 people
- Fuljori1,724 people
- Bhalpahri1,703 people

[All 274 villages in Gande](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/gande/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gajkunda?815312
- How far is Gajkunda from Giridih?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gajkunda?2,090 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajkunda in?Giridih district (Gande sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gajkunda?57.1% (Census 2011)