# Gohandi Village, Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Gohandi

Gohandi is a village in Ghatshila sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **425 people in 52 households**, the 82nd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 425people (2011)
- 52households
- 83.5%literacy
- 254females per 1,000 males

## Gohandi PIN code and other codes

Gohandi falls in Ghatshila sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Community development blockGhatshila
- Census village code363548

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

## How far is Gohandi from nearby towns?

- Jamshedpur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Mango (nearest town)45 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 Gohandi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gohandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Upar Paora
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jharkhand
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Gohandi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 41% of the 108 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 Gohandi

Of every 100 households in Gohandi in 2011, 26 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gohandi · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**77%

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

**27%

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

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****33%**

**56%

Television ****17%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Gohandi?

■ Gohandi · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****254**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****276**

**983

Working population ****23.8%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 44.9% for women. 19% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (7%) · **■** Other work 42 (42%) · **■** Marginal 43 (43%)

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 Ghatshila

- Kashpani450 people
- Dhamakbera448 people
- Pithati433 people
- Baliam428 people
- Ballam423 people
- Thakurbari423 people
- Upardigha423 people
- Baitalpur419 people

[All 157 villages in Ghatshila](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/ghatshila/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gohandi from Jamshedpur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Gohandi?425 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gohandi in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Ghatshila sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gohandi?83.5% (Census 2011)