# Gandhan Village, Naugaon, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Naugaon, Jagatsinghapur 

# Gandhan

Gandhan is a village in Naugaon sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754140**. The 2011 Census counted **913 people in 209 households**, the 37th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 913people (2011)
- 209households
- 86.8%literacy
- 754140PIN code

## Gandhan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandhan is 754140.** Gandhan falls in Naugaon sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754140
- Gram panchayatGajarajpur
- Community development blockNaugaon
- Census village code398127

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

## How far is Gandhan from nearby towns?

- Naugaon (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (nearest town)18 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 Gandhan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhan; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chadakhapatna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chadakhapatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagatsinghpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 17 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 Gandhan known for?

About 90% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Gandhan

Of every 100 households in Gandhan in 2011, 27 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandhan · ■ Naugaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**41%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****8%**

**49%

Television ****14%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**20%

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 Gandhan?

■ Gandhan · ■ Naugaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**904

Working population ****32.7%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 84.6% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (63%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (8%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Naugaon

- Madhupur968 people
- Chhatiana966 people
- Odapainga935 people
- Bodal928 people
- Dihatelasara851 people
- Nuasingada828 people
- Khairabasta808 people
- Bilipada804 people

[All 92 villages in Naugaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/naugaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandhan?754140
- How far is Gandhan from Jagatsinghapur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhan?913 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhan in?Jagatsinghapur district (Naugaon sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhan?86.8% (Census 2011)