Gandey
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 Gandey
Location in Jharkhand, India
Gandey
Gandey (India)
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| Coordinates: 24°11′10″N 86°26′20″E / 24.186111°N 86.438945°ECoordinates: 24°11′10″N 86°26′20″E / 24.186111°N 86.438945°E | |
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 India
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| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Giridih |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,798 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 815312 (Gandey) |
| Telephone/ STD code | 06532 |
Gandey is a village in Gandey CD Block in Giridih Sadar subdivision of Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Gandey police station has jurisdiction over Gandey CD Block.According to old British records, Gandey PS was there after Giridh subdivision was formed in 1870.
The headquarters of Gandey CD Block are located at Gandey.
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).
The Giridih-Margomunda Road passes through Gandey.
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.
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