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Gaighat is a village in Kharagpur mandal, Munger district, Bihar with a population of 1,257 across 265 households. The village has a literacy rate of 46.8%, a hospital, and PIN code 811213.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NIRMALA DEVI
Contact: 99****3097
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- LGD code
- 243049
- Pincode
- 811213
- Post office
- Haweli Kharagpur
- Population
- 1,257
- Households
- 265
- Literacy rate
- 46.8%
- Sex ratio
- 955 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 585
- Distance to district centre
- 77 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 87 km
- Distance to Patna
- 79 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 482 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dholi · 20 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Jarang · <1 km
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Gaighat ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Gaighat ranks #52 of 120 villages in Kharagpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.8%
−3.5% vs mandal average
- Gaighat
- 46.8%
- Kharagpur mandal
- 50.3%
- Munger district
- 58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
955
+77 vs mandal average
- Gaighat
- 955
- Kharagpur mandal
- 878
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Gaighat
- 4.7
- Kharagpur mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gaighat ఒక్క చూపులో
Gaighat బీహార్లోని ముంగేర్ జిల్లా, Kharagpur బ్లాక్లో 1,257 జనాభా 265 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Kharagpur బ్లాక్లోని 120 గ్రామాలలో 52వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 47%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 50% కంటే 4 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 955 మహిళలు. ఇది ముంగేర్ జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 77 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Bandwar నుండి 10 కి.మీ, Dholi రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 20 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 811213, Haweli Kharagpur పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 243049. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Government Hospital, Jarang, <1 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ NIRMALA DEVI; గ్రామం Alauli అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Ram Chandra Sada. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 1,482, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Gangta →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gaighat
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KHARAGPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Gagata
- Total area (ha)
- 2,437
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 65.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 892
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gaighat
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Gaighat
- LGD code
- 243049
- Pincode
- 811213
- Post office
- Haweli Kharagpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,257
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,482
- Households
- 265
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 955
- Literacy rate
- 46.8%
- Coordinates
- 26.13379°N, 85.65413°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khagaria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alauli
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Verma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ram Chandra Sada
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NIRMALA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Kharagpur
చేరుకోవడం
Gaighat ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
నగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Patna79 kmcapital
- Kolkata482 km
- Delhi878 km
- Hyderabad1222 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- Railway stationDholi20 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Jarang<1 km
- ATM / bankIndicash ATM18 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum24 km
- CollegeUma Pandey College16 km
- Police stationSakra Police Station20 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Government Hospital, Jarangunder 1 km
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 811213
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- DariapurKharagpur mandal4,955 pop
- BahiraKharagpur mandal4,928 pop
- MuradeKharagpur mandal4,836 pop
- MurheriKharagpur mandal4,831 pop
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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