Geographic Location of Gandarakpur

The village Gandarakpur is located in Shikaripara C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Gandarakpur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shikaripara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 20 kilometers away from Gandarakpur.

Travel and Communication for Gandarakpur

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Gandarakpur,
Dumka,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 814119

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gandarakpur

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

Social Structure of Gandarakpur

As per available data from the year 2009, 1133 persons live in 270 house holds in the village Gandarakpur. There are 542 female individuals and 591 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.84% and males constitute 52.16% of the total population.

There are 212 scheduled castes persons of which 109 are females and 103 are males. Females constitute 51.42% and males constitute 48.58% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 18.71% of the total population.

There are 44 scheduled tribes persons of which 25 are females and 19 are males. Females constitute 56.82% and males constitute 43.18% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 3.88% of the total population.

Population density of Gandarakpur is 605.88 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gandarakpur

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Total area of Gandarakpur is 187 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 144.54 ha. About 128.52 ha is un-irrigated area. About 38.6 ha is irrigated area. About 4.7 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 8.9 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 25 ha is irrigated by waterfalls.

About 16.2 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 3.72 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 2.9 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 9.5 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 3.15 ha is culturable waste land. About 4.09 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2.9 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Gandarakpur

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Gandarakpur.

There is a government primary school in the village Gandarakpur.

There is a government middle school in the village Gandarakpur.

There is a government secondary school in the village Gandarakpur.

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 Gandarakpur.

Colleges in Gandarakpur

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 Gandarakpur.

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 Gandarakpur.

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 Gandarakpur.

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 Gandarakpur.

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 Gandarakpur.

Other Educational Facilities in Gandarakpur

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 Gandarakpur.

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 Gandarakpur.

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 Gandarakpur.

Healthcare Facilities in Gandarakpur

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Gandarakpur.

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

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

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

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

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