Gandharabpur, Shikaripara, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gandharabpur


The village Gandharabpur is located in Shikaripara C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It comes under Shikaripara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 38 kilometers away from Gandharabpur.

Travel and Communication for Gandharabpur


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gandharabpur


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

A brief summary of available data for Gandharabpur 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 Gandharabpur


As per available data from the year 2009, 477 persons live in 104 house holds in the village Gandharabpur. There are 233 female individuals and 244 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.85% and males constitute 51.15% of the total population.

There are 324 scheduled castes persons of which 156 are females and 168 are males. Females constitute 48.15% and males constitute 51.85% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 67.92% of the total population.

There are 147 scheduled tribes persons of which 75 are females and 72 are males. Females constitute 51.02% and males constitute 48.98% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 30.82% of the total population.

Population density of Gandharabpur is 135.51 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gandharabpur


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Total area of Gandharabpur is 352 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 175.41 ha. About 152.48 ha is un-irrigated area. About 19.68 ha is irrigated area. About 2.5 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 6.2 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 10.98 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 21.63 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 8.15 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 9.16 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 9.47 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 31.68 ha is culturable waste land. About 4.57 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2.1 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Gandharabpur


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

There is a government primary school in the village Gandharabpur.

There is a government middle school in the village Gandharabpur.

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

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

Colleges in Gandharabpur


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

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 Gandharabpur.

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 Gandharabpur.

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 Gandharabpur.

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 Gandharabpur.

Other Educational Facilities in Gandharabpur


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 Gandharabpur.

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 Gandharabpur.

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 Gandharabpur.

Healthcare Facilities in Gandharabpur


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

There is a primary health centre with 1 doctors and 4 paramedical staff in the village Gandharabpur.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Gandharabpur.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Gandharabpur.

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Gandharabpur.

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

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

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

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