Gandey


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

Police station

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.

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Gandey CD Block are located at Gandey.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Gandey had a total population of 2,798, of which 1,460 were males and 1,338 were females. Population below 6 years was 468. The total number of literates in Gandey was 1,824.

Transport

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

Education

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. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, an autonomous body under the HRD Ministry, Government of India, manages these schools.