Village · Gande, Giridih # Girnia Girnia is a village in Gande sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 815312. The 2011 Census counted 737 people in 117 households, the 84th largest of 266 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 737 people (2011) - 117 households - 77.2% literacy - 815312 PIN code ## Girnia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Girnia is 815312. Girnia falls in Gande sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 815312 - Gram panchayat Dokidih - Community development block Gande - Census village code 351858 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Girnia from nearby towns? - Gandey (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Giridih (district HQ) 26 km by road - Giridih (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Girnia? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Girnia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Giridih - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Giridih - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Giridih - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Girnia known for? The main crops are rice. About 59% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Girnia Of every 100 households in Girnia in 2011, 90 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Girnia · ■ Gande rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 39% - Toilet within the home 23% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 77% 96% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 20% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 76% 77% - Use banking services 38% 43% - Television 34% 9% - Mobile phone 86% 47% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 22% 13% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 3% 16% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Girnia? ■ Girnia · ■ Gande rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.2% 56.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 937 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 977 964 - Working population 27.5% 40.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 60.6% for women. 42% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 13 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 124 (61%) · ■ Marginal 62 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gande - Kairadih 777 people - Lohari 777 people - Ledo 769 people - Nauki Salaia 747 people - Paharma 729 people - Khorimahua 728 people - Pandnatanr 718 people - Phuljharia 708 people All 274 villages in Gande ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Girnia? 815312 - How far is Girnia from Giridih? 26 km by road - What is the population of Girnia? 737 (Census 2011) - Which district is Girnia in? Giridih district (Gande sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Girnia? 77.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/gande/girnia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.