Gandey

Gandey is a village in Gandey CD Block in Giridih Sadar subdivision of Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Gandey
Village
Gandey
Location in Jharkhand, India
Gandey
Gandey (India)
Coordinates: 24.186111°N 86.438945°E / 24.186111; 86.438945
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictGiridih
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,798
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
815312 (Gandey)
Telephone/ STD code06532

Police station

Gandey police station has jurisdiction over Gandey CD Block.[1]According to old British records, Gandey PS was there after Giridh subdivision was formed in 1870.[2]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Gandey CD Block are located at Gandey.[3][4]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Gandey had a total population of 2,798, of which 1,460 (52%) were males and 1,338 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 468. The total number of literates in Gandey was 1,824 (78.28% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Transport

The Giridih-Margomunda Road passes through Gandey.[6]giridih jamtara road also passes through gandey.

Education

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya was established in 1994 at Gandey. It is a co-educational residential school for children from class VI to class XII. These schools provide free high quality education plus ample extracurricular activities, boarding, lodging etc. for talented rural children. It has physics, chemistry biology and computer labs. Amongst the many sports facilities there is a 400m running track (international norm). Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, an autonomous body under the HRD Ministry, Government of India, manages these schools.[7]

References
  1. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. "District Census Handbook Giridih, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 5-7. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. "2011 District Census Handbook Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map on Page 3. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  4. "Giridih". District Administration, Giridih. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  5. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. Google maps
  7. "Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Gandey, Giridih, Jharkhand". JNV Giridih. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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