# Gajidih Village, Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Gajidih

Gajidih is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **950 people in 175 households**, the 25th largest of 246 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 950people (2011)
- 175households
- 56.8%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Gajidih PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gajidih is 831002.** Gajidih falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatGamharia
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code379610

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

## How far is Gajidih from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Sarikela-Kharswana (district HQ)22 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)29 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 Gajidih?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 11 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 Gajidih known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 43% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Gajidih

Of every 100 households in Gajidih in 2011, 91 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajidih · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****45%**

**61%

Television ****11%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gajidih?

■ Gajidih · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**969

Working population ****66.3%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 44.3% for women. 65% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (4%) · **■** Marginal 504 (80%)

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 Gobindpur

- Dumardiha1,006 people
- Kendmundi987 people
- Katanga982 people
- Gamaria978 people
- Bita940 people
- Rora931 people
- Bankati909 people
- Icha904 people

[All 254 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gajidih?831002
- How far is Gajidih from Sarikela-Kharswana?22 km by road
- What is the population of Gajidih?950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajidih in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gajidih?56.8% (Census 2011)