# Dirgaon Village, Ghaghra, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghaghra, Gumla 

# Dirgaon

Dirgaon is a village in Ghaghra sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835331**. The 2011 Census counted **1,440 people in 248 households**, the 19th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 1,440people (2011)
- 248households
- 35.1%literacy
- 835331PIN code

## Dirgaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dirgaon is 835331.** Dirgaon falls in Ghaghra sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835331
- Gram panchayatDirgaon
- Community development blockGhaghra
- Census village code375517

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

## How far is Dirgaon from nearby towns?

- Ghaghra (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)60 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)65 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 Dirgaon?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dirgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghaghra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghaghra
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Dirgaon known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 68% of the 1,914 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Dirgaon

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

■ Dirgaon · ■ Ghaghra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****4%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****55%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Dirgaon?

■ Dirgaon · ■ Ghaghra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.1%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**964

Working population ****55.2%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.5% for men and 23.1% for women. 57% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 412 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 374 (47%)

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 Ghaghra

- Halmati1,526 people
- Gamhariya1,494 people
- Duko1,457 people
- Salgi1,454 people
- Totambi1,437 people
- Icha1,433 people
- Badri1,389 people
- Happamuni1,384 people

[All 119 villages in Ghaghra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/ghaghra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dirgaon?835331
- How far is Dirgaon from Gumla?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dirgaon?1,440 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dirgaon in?Gumla district (Ghaghra sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dirgaon?35.1% (Census 2011)