# Gangadah Village, Maheshpur, Pakur (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Maheshpur, Pakur 

# Gangadah

Gangadah is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816106**. The 2011 Census counted **2,075 people in 438 households**, the 15th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 2,075people (2011)
- 438households
- 69.0%literacy
- 816106PIN code

## Gangadah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangadah is 816106.** Gangadah falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816106
- Gram panchayatBokura
- Community development blockMaheshpur
- Census village code360806

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

## How far is Gangadah from nearby towns?

- Maheshpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Pakur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Pakur (nearest town)47 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 Gangadah?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pakur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 Gangadah known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 44% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gangadah

Of every 100 households in Gangadah in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gangadah · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**86%

Use banking services ****26%**

**22%

Television ****19%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****4%**

**28%

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 Gangadah?

■ Gangadah · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**987

Working population ****33.9%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 62.1% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 154 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (15%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 318 (45%) · **■** Marginal 117 (17%)

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 Maheshpur

- Dharamkhanpur2,347 people
- Bara2,344 people
- Baliadanga2,193 people
- Salempur2,119 people
- Pokhria2,041 people
- Radepur2,040 people
- Sirajpur1,852 people
- Jaipur Barunga1,830 people

[All 345 villages in Maheshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pakur/maheshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangadah?816106
- How far is Gangadah from Pakur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Gangadah?2,075 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangadah in?Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gangadah?69.0% (Census 2011)