Village · Kairo, Lohardaga
# Gajni

Gajni is a village in Kairo sub-district of Lohardaga district, Jharkhand, PIN code 835302. The 2011 Census counted 1,781 people in 320 households, the 7th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%.
- 1,781 people (2011)
- 320 households
- 59.9% literacy
- 835302 PIN code

## Gajni PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gajni is 835302. Gajni falls in Kairo sub-district, Lohardaga district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 835302
- Gram panchayat Gajni
- Community development block Kairo
- Census village code 363065

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gajni from nearby towns?
- Kairo (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Lohardaga (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Lohardaga (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gajni?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gajni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kairo
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Lohardaga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gajni known for?

The main crops are rice. About 47% of the 488 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gajni

Of every 100 households in Gajni in 2011, 11 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajni · ■ Kairo rural average
- Electricity for lighting 11% 7%
- Toilet within the home 0% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93%
- Tap water 3% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 83% 55%
- Television 0% 4%
- Mobile phone 6% 25%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 8% 22%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gajni?

■ Gajni · ■ Kairo rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.9% 64.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1040 1017
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1238 1018
- Working population 47.8% 50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 50.1% for women. 47% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 278 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 18 (2%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 11 (1%) · ■ Marginal 542 (64%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kairo
- Narauli 2,321 people
- Sarhawe 2,024 people
- Gunri 1,902 people
- Garadih 1,823 people
- Charma 1,706 people
- Nagra 1,693 people
- Utka 1,687 people
- Kharta 1,578 people

All 26 villages in Kairo

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gajni? 835302
- How far is Gajni from Lohardaga? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Gajni? 1,781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajni in? Lohardaga district (Kairo sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gajni? 59.9% (Census 2011)

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