# Gandamara Village, Kharsawan, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/kharsawan/gandamara/ Village · Kharsawan, Saraikela-Kharsawan # Gandamara Gandamara is a village in Kharsawan sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,151 people in 222 households**, the 17th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%. - 1,151people (2011) - 222households - 50.6%literacy - 833201PIN code ## Gandamara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gandamara is 833201.** Gandamara falls in Kharsawan sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833201 - Gram panchayatJordiha - Community development blockKharsawan - Census village code378648 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gandamara from nearby towns? - Sarikela Kharsawan (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Sarikela (district HQ)36 km by road - Jamshedpur (nearest town)68 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 Gandamara? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gandamara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badabambo - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawana - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps 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 Gandamara known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 97% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Gandamara Of every 100 households in Gandamara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gandamara · ■ Kharsawan rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **74% Toilet within the home ****0%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****44%** **71% Television ****8%** **23% Mobile phone ****36%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **17% 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 Gandamara? ■ Gandamara · ■ Kharsawan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%** **65.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899** **947 Working population ****50.6%** **40.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 33.1% for women. 53% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 41 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (24%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 383 (66%) 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 Kharsawan - Kisnapur1,291 people - Buritopa1,288 people - Jordiha1,242 people - Khejurda1,195 people - Pat Pat1,150 people - Kudasing1,099 people - Silpingda1,066 people - Telisai1,025 people [All 134 villages in Kharsawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/kharsawan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gandamara?833201 - How far is Gandamara from Sarikela?36 km by road - What is the population of Gandamara?1,151 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandamara in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Kharsawan sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Gandamara?50.6% (Census 2011)