Village · Rajmahal, Sahibganj
# Gadaganj

Gadaganj is a village in Rajmahal sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816108. The 2011 Census counted 434 people in 81 households, the 58th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.
- 434 people (2011)
- 81 households
- 50.6% literacy
- 816108 PIN code

## Gadaganj PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gadaganj is 816108. Gadaganj falls in Rajmahal sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 816108
- Gram panchayat Gunihari
- Community development block Rajmahal
- Census village code 359145

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gadaganj from nearby towns?
- Sahibganj (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ) 33 km by road
- Rajmahal (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gadaganj?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gadaganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gadaganj known for?

The main crops are rice. About 97% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gadaganj

Of every 100 households in Gadaganj in 2011, 10 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gadaganj · ■ Rajmahal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 10% 18%
- Toilet within the home 10% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 86%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 15% 95%
- Use banking services 20% 38%
- Television 8% 11%
- Mobile phone 15% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 1% 32%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gadaganj?

■ Gadaganj · ■ Rajmahal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.6% 50.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 847 942
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 745 944
- Working population 61.5% 45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 43.9% for women. 61% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 112 (42%) · ■ Household industry 25 (9%) · ■ Other work 6 (2%) · ■ Marginal 117 (44%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Rajmahal
- Begampur 546 people
- Sobhapur 521 people
- Dergama 495 people
- Mundomala 480 people
- Sekha Chak 433 people
- Said Bazar 416 people
- Liladanga 413 people
- Raibazar 412 people

All 146 villages in Rajmahal

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gadaganj? 816108
- How far is Gadaganj from Sahibganj? 33 km by road
- What is the population of Gadaganj? 434 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadaganj in? Sahibganj district (Rajmahal sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gadaganj? 50.6% (Census 2011)

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