# Gandkeda Village, Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Bandgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Gandkeda

Gandkeda is a village in Bandgaon sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833201**. The 2011 Census counted **147 people in 23 households**, the 171st largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 147people (2011)
- 23households
- 56.0%literacy
- 833201PIN code

## Gandkeda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandkeda is 833201.** Gandkeda falls in Bandgaon sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833201
- Gram panchayatJalasar
- Community development blockBandgaon
- Census village code377054

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

## How far is Gandkeda from nearby towns?

- Bandgaon (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Chaibasa (district HQ)119 km by road
- Chakradharpur (nearest town)15 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 Gandkeda?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gandkeda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jalasar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mateh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kkhunti
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Gandkeda known for?

The main crops are **rice and ravi**. About 75% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Gandkeda

Of every 100 households in Gandkeda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandkeda · ■ Bandgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****18%**

**49%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****57%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gandkeda?

■ Gandkeda · ■ Bandgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1162**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3429**

**994

Working population ****47.6%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 45.5% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (6%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 65 (93%)

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 Bandgaon

- Dombari162 people
- Chatma157 people
- Chingida157 people
- Nandpur157 people
- Jahiradih146 people
- Kurkuburu144 people
- Akir143 people
- Sarugora142 people

[All 216 villages in Bandgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/bandgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandkeda?833201
- How far is Gandkeda from Chaibasa?119 km by road
- What is the population of Gandkeda?147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandkeda in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Bandgaon sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gandkeda?56.0% (Census 2011)