Gandhara, Rafiganj, Aurangabad, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gandhara


The village Gandhara is located in Rafiganj C.D.Block of Aurangabad District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Baligawan Gram Panchayat. It comes under Rafiganj Community Development Block. The nearest town is Rafiganj, which is about 8 kilometers away from Gandhara.

Travel and Communication for Gandhara


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Gandhara,
Aurangabad,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gandhara


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Gandhara is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Gandhara is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Gandhara


As per available data from the year 2009, 589 persons live in 104 house holds in the village Gandhara. There are 276 female individuals and 313 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.86% and males constitute 53.14% of the total population.

There are 54 scheduled castes persons of which 22 are females and 32 are males. Females constitute 40.74% and males constitute 59.26% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 9.17% of the total population.

Population density of Gandhara is 736.25 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gandhara


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Total area of Gandhara is 80 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 57 ha. About 17 ha is un-irrigated area. About 40 ha is irrigated area. About 40 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 10 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 3 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 2 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 2 ha is culturable waste land. About 1 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 5 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Gandhara


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Bhadwa, which is less than 5 kms away from Gandhara.

There is a government primary school in the village Gandhara.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Bhadwa, which is 5-10 kms away from Gandhara.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Bhadwa, which is less than 5 kms away from Gandhara.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Rafiganj, which is 5-10 kms away from Gandhara.

Colleges in Gandhara


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Rafiganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Gandhara.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Gandhara.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Gandhara.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Gandhara.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Gandhara.

Other Educational Facilities in Gandhara


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Gandhara.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Gandhara.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Gaya, which is more than 10 kms away from Gandhara.

Healthcare Facilities in Gandhara


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Gandhara.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Gandhara.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Gandhara.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Gandhara.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Gandhara.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Gandhara.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Gandhara.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Gandhara.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Gandhara.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Gandhara.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Gandhara.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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