# Argandi Village, Barhait, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhait, Sahibganj 

# Argandi

Argandi is a village in Barhait sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,017 people in 228 households**, the 45th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 21.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 40.0%.

- 1,017people (2011)
- 228households
- 21.6%literacy
- 816102PIN code

## Argandi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Argandi is 816102.** Argandi falls in Barhait sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816102
- Gram panchayatSimra
- Community development blockBarhait
- Census village code358791

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

## How far is Argandi from nearby towns?

- Barhait (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town)60 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 Argandi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Argandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barharwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barharwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Argandi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include rope. About 24% of the 592 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 Argandi

Of every 100 households in Argandi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Argandi · ■ Barhait rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**96%

Tap water ****32%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****2%**

**19%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****73%**

**50%

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 Argandi?

■ Argandi · ■ Barhait rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****21.6%**

**40.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1298**

**952

Working population ****59.7%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.4% for men and 12.9% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 585 (96%)

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 Barhait

- Jhimuli1,065 people
- Singa1,058 people
- Paharpur1,057 people
- Ilaki1,055 people
- Ranga976 people
- Dariapur955 people
- Dumaria947 people
- Harchandpur927 people

[All 273 villages in Barhait](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barhait/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Argandi?816102
- How far is Argandi from Sahibganj?60 km by road
- What is the population of Argandi?1,017 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Argandi in?Sahibganj district (Barhait sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Argandi?21.6% (Census 2011)