Gandharap, Kathikund, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 13, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gandharap


The village Gandharap is located in Kathikund C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Bichhiapahari Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kathikund Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 40 kilometers away from Gandharap.

Travel and Communication for Gandharap


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gandharap


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

A brief summary of available data for Gandharap 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 Gandharap


As per available data from the year 2009, 282 persons live in 69 house holds in the village Gandharap. There are 129 female individuals and 153 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 45.74% and males constitute 54.26% of the total population.

There are 276 scheduled tribes persons of which 126 are females and 150 are males. Females constitute 45.65% and males constitute 54.35% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 97.87% of the total population.

Population density of Gandharap is 145.36 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gandharap


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Total area of Gandharap is 194 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 36.37 ha. About 37.1 ha is un-irrigated area. About 4.2 ha is irrigated area. About 4.2 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 15.88 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 27.55 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 1.78 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 25.7 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 27.98 ha is culturable waste land. About 22.6 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 15.94 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Gandharap


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Kathikund, which is 5-10 kms away from Gandharap.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Gandharap.

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

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Gandharap.

Colleges in Gandharap


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 Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Gandharap.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Gandharap


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Gandharap


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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Gandharap.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Gandharap.

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Gandharap.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Gandharap.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Gandharap.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Gandharap.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Gandharap.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Gandharap.

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

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