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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MARY TUDU
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- LGD code
- 358847
- Pincode
- 816129
- Post office
- Taljhari
- Population
- 20
- Households
- 5
- Literacy rate
- 25%
- Sex ratio
- 2333 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 12
Census 2011 · in context
How Gadwa compares
By population, Gadwa ranks #194 of 273 villages in Taljhari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
25.0%
−13.7% vs mandal average
- Gadwa
- 25.0%
- Taljhari mandal
- 38.7%
- Sahebganj district
- 42.0%
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Gadwa
- 4.0
- Taljhari mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gadwa at a glance
Gadwa is a village of 20 people in 5 households (Census 2011) in Taljhari block, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand, the 194th-largest of 273 villages in Taljhari block. Literacy is 25%, 14 points below the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 2,333 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 816129, served by Taljhari post office; the LGD village code is 358847. The sarpanch is MARY TUDU. The population is estimated at 24 in 2026, up 20% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gadwa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SAHIBGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MOTI JHARNA
- Total area (ha)
- 290.05
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1
- Forest area (ha)
- 141.7
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gadwa
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Key facts — Gadwa
- LGD code
- 358847
- Pincode
- 816129
- Post office
- Taljhari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 20
- Population (projected 2026)
- 24
- Households
- 5
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 2333
- Literacy rate
- 25.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajmahal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Boiro
- Member of Parliament
- Vijay Hansda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MARY TUDU
- Block / Mandal
- Taljhari
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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