# Gajgaon Village, Murhu, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Murhu, Khunti 

# Gajgaon

Gajgaon is a village in Murhu sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835216**. The 2011 Census counted **1,194 people in 199 households**, the 14th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 1,194people (2011)
- 199households
- 79.6%literacy
- 835216PIN code

## Gajgaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gajgaon is 835216.** Gajgaon falls in Murhu sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835216
- Gram panchayatHansa
- Community development blockMurhu
- Census village code375126

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

## How far is Gajgaon from nearby towns?

- Khunti (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)9 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)10 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 Gajgaon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gajgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khunti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Gajgaon known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 90% of the 566 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Gajgaon

Of every 100 households in Gajgaon in 2011, 30 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gajgaon · ■ Murhu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**24%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****13%**

**46%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Gajgaon?

■ Gajgaon · ■ Murhu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**960

Working population ****52.6%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 73.5% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (4%) · **■** Household industry 31 (5%) · **■** Other work 73 (12%) · **■** Marginal 420 (67%)

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 Murhu

- Bichna1,464 people
- Ithe1,324 people
- Gutuhatu1,258 people
- Binda1,207 people
- Bamhari1,161 people
- Jilingkel1,128 people
- Surunda1,077 people
- Kundibartoli1,032 people

[All 141 villages in Murhu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/murhu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gajgaon?835216
- How far is Gajgaon from Khunti?9 km by road
- What is the population of Gajgaon?1,194 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajgaon in?Khunti district (Murhu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gajgaon?79.6% (Census 2011)