# Gentha Village, Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nilambar-pitambarpur/gentha/ Village · Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu # Gentha Gentha is a village in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **1,488 people in 271 households**, the 20th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%. - 1,488people (2011) - 271households - 56.2%literacy - 822126PIN code ## Gentha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gentha is 822126.** Gentha falls in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code822126 - Gram panchayatChaura - Community development blockNilambar-Pitambarpur - Census village code366497 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gentha from nearby towns? - Lesliganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Medininagar (district HQ)23 km by road - Daltonganj (nearest town)23 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 Gentha? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gentha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lesliganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 h winter 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 Gentha known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 27% of the 219 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 Gentha Of every 100 households in Gentha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gentha · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****0%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****31%** **47% Television ****2%** **7% Mobile phone ****22%** **27% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****69%** **46% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Gentha? ■ Gentha · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%** **65.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032** **944 Working population ****42.3%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.9% for men and 45.7% for women. 52% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 108 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 440 (70%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 69 (11%) 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 Nilambar-Pitambarpur - Gopalganj1,581 people - Ramsagar1,542 people - Kathaundha1,534 people - Pipra Khurd1,519 people - Sahad1,485 people - Itahe1,472 people - Dhela1,433 people - Shonsh1,378 people [All 118 villages in Nilambar-Pitambarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nilambar-pitambarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gentha?822126 - How far is Gentha from Medininagar?23 km by road - What is the population of Gentha?1,488 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gentha in?Palamu district (Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Gentha?56.2% (Census 2011)