Gajkunda, Gande, Giridih, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on October 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gajkunda


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

Travel and Communication for Gajkunda


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gajkunda


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

A brief summary of available data for Gajkunda 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 Gajkunda


As per available data from the year 2009, 2090 persons live in 277 house holds in the village Gajkunda. There are 997 female individuals and 1093 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.7% and males constitute 52.3% of the total population.

There are 48 scheduled castes persons of which 25 are females and 23 are males. Females constitute 52.08% and males constitute 47.92% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.3% of the total population.

There are 20 scheduled tribes persons of which 12 are females and 8 are males. Females constitute 60% and males constitute 40% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.96% of the total population.

Population density of Gajkunda is 1298.14 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gajkunda


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Total area of Gajkunda is 161 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 46.74 ha. About 38.44 ha is un-irrigated area. About 8.3 ha is irrigated area. About 8.3 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 28.13 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 10.12 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 73.99 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 2.02 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Gajkunda


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

There is a government primary school in the village Gajkunda.

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

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

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

Colleges in Gajkunda


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 Giridih, which is more than 10 kms away from Gajkunda.

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

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 Gajkunda.

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 Gajkunda.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Gajkunda


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Gajkunda


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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