Gaonkhap, Hussainabad, Palamu, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 15, 2024.

Geographic Location of Gaonkhap


The village Gaonkhap is located in Hussainabad C.D.Block of Palamu District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Kosi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Hussainabad Community Development Block. The nearest town is Hussainabad, which is about 8 kilometers away from Gaonkhap.

Travel and Communication for Gaonkhap


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Gaonkhap


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

A brief summary of available data for Gaonkhap 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 Gaonkhap


As per available data from the year 2009, 381 persons live in 60 house holds in the village Gaonkhap. There are 181 female individuals and 200 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.51% and males constitute 52.49% of the total population.

There are 338 scheduled castes persons of which 161 are females and 177 are males. Females constitute 47.63% and males constitute 52.37% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 88.71% of the total population.

Population density of Gaonkhap is 518.51 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Gaonkhap


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Total area of Gaonkhap is 73.48 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 28.31 ha. About 28.34 ha is un-irrigated area. About 36.55 ha is irrigated area. About 25.75 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 10.8 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 8.13 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 35.18 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 1.86 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Gaonkhap


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Gaonkhap.

There is a government primary school in the village Gaonkhap.

There is a government middle school in the village Gaonkhap.

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

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

Colleges in Gaonkhap


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 Hussainabad, which is 5-10 kms away from Gaonkhap.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Gaonkhap


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

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Hussainabad, which is 5-10 kms away from Gaonkhap.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Gaonkhap


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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