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Swarm Attacks Claim 4 Lives In A Month In Jharkhand's Giridih Village; Wasp Species Yet To Be Confirmed
Reported by ETV Bharat.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANITA DEVI
Contact: 94****3061
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- LGD code
- 350306
- Pincode
- 815313
- Post office
- Ganwan
- Population
- 1,944
- Households
- 296
- Literacy rate
- 37.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1070 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 710
Census 2011 · in context
How Gaddar compares
By population, Gaddar ranks #14 of 160 villages in Gawan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.2%
−11.8% vs mandal average
Gaddar37.2%
Gawan mandal49.0%
Giridih district51.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,070
+105 vs mandal average
Gaddar1,070
Gawan mandal965
Household size
people per home
6.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
Gaddar6.6
Gawan mandal6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gaddar at a glance
Gaddar is a village of 1,944 people in 296 households (Census 2011) in Gawan block, Giridih district, Jharkhand, the 14th-largest of 160 villages in Gawan block. Literacy is 37%, 12 points below the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,070 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 815313, served by Ganwan post office; the LGD village code is 350306. The sarpanch is ANITA DEVI, and the village votes in Jamua assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manju Kumari. The population is estimated at 2,292 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaddar · this village | 1,944 | 37% | — |
| Nimadih · Gawan | 1,496 | 58% | — |
| Nawadih · Gawan | 1,303 | 61% | — |
| Hethlikahuwai · Gawan | 999 | 52% | — |
| Kheshnaro · Gawan | 719 | 38% | — |
| Kishunpur · Gawan | 640 | 48% | — |
| Pathaldiha · Gawan | 490 | 59% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gaddar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GIRIDIH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 98
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 98
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GADAR
- Total area (ha)
- 115.89
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 11.56
- Forest area (ha)
- 18.58
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gaddar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gaddar
- LGD code
- 350306
- Pincode
- 815313
- Post office
- Ganwan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,944
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,292
- Households
- 296
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1070
- Literacy rate
- 37.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kodarma
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamua
- Member of Parliament
- Annpurna Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manju Kumari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANITA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Gawan
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)