# Gajpur Village, Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Gajpur

Gajpur is a village in Sonua sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833103**. The 2011 Census counted **463 people in 98 households**, the 60th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.

- 463people (2011)
- 98households
- 75.2%literacy
- 833103PIN code

## Gajpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gajpur is 833103.** Gajpur falls in Sonua sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833103
- Gram panchayatBari
- Community development blockSonua
- Census village code376945

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

## How far is Gajpur from nearby towns?

- Sonua (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chaibasa (district HQ)57 km by road
- Chakradharpur (nearest town)30 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 Gajpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gajpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonuan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakardharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Gajpur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 28% of the 78 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 Gajpur

Of every 100 households in Gajpur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gajpur · ■ Sonua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****97%**

**47%

Television ****29%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****8%**

**31%

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 Gajpur?

■ Gajpur · ■ Sonua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**59.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**992

Working population ****35.2%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 58.1% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 89 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (12%) · **■** Marginal 52 (32%)

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 Sonua

- Sarandiyapos524 people
- Lakshmipos510 people
- Jorapokhar481 people
- Kerabir473 people
- Chandipos462 people
- Golasai431 people
- Parsa425 people
- Kutipi421 people

[All 107 villages in Sonua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/sonua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gajpur?833103
- How far is Gajpur from Chaibasa?57 km by road
- What is the population of Gajpur?463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajpur in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Sonua sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gajpur?75.2% (Census 2011)