📍 Turkahiya · Town Area Block · Basti District · Uttar Pradesh · Estd.: 1954 · Hindi Medium
Composite J.H.S. Gandhi Nagar is a Primary with Upper Primary school in Turkahiya, Basti, Uttar Pradesh. UDISE: 09551403501 · Co-educational · Department of Education · Operational
| School Name | Composite J.H.S. Gandhi Nagar |
| UDISE Code | 09551403501 |
| Headmaster | Prabhawati Devi |
| Status | ✅ Operational |
| Management | Department of Education |
| Affiliation Board | Uttar Pradesh Board of School Education |
| Establishment Year | 1954 |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Basti |
| Block | Town Area |
| Village | Turkahiya |
| Cluster | Nagerpalikabasti |
| Location Type | 🏙️ Urban |
| PIN Code | 272001🔍 Find Schools in 272001 |
| Category | Primary with Upper Primary |
| School Type | Co-educational |
| Medium of Instruction | Hindi Medium |
| Address | COMPOSITE JHS GANDHI NAGAR |
| Phone / Helpline | 1800-180-4100 (BEO / State Education Helpline) |
| [email protected] | |
| Website / Portal | https://udiseplus.gov.in ↗ |
Looking for schools near your location in PIN Code 272001 (Turkahiya, Town Area, Basti)? Under the Right to Education (RTE) neighbourhood norms, primary schools must be within 1 km walking radius and upper primary schools within 3 km of your residence.
Student-Teacher Ratio (PTR): There is 1 teacher for every 24 students in this school, which is excellent for personalized attention (RTE Standard is 30:1).
Composite J.H.S. Gandhi Nagar is in Turkahiya village, Town Area block, basti district, uttar-pradesh. It teaches Class 1 to 8 and admits both boys and girls.
This is a government school. Education here is free. The state provides textbooks and a cooked meal every school day under the PM POSHAN scheme. No tuition fee is charged.
Basti district has a literacy rate of 56.6% and 4038 registered schools.
Mid-Day Meal (PM POSHAN): Government schools provide a cooked meal to students every school day. This is free and does not require any application.
The UDISE code of Composite J.H.S. Gandhi Nagar is 09551403501. UDISE stands for Unified District Information System for Education — a unique 11-digit code assigned to every school in India by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Your child needs this UDISE code for scholarship applications, college admission forms, and verifying school credentials with government portals like Scholarships.gov.in and NSP.
Before visiting any school, check if separate toilets for boys and girls are working, and whether drinking water is available. You can also ask the Block Education Officer (BEO) in Town Area for an inspection report.
Under the RTE Act (2009), every child aged 6 to 14 has the right to free education. This is already a government school — admission here is free.
📅 Admission Timeline Alert
UP RTE Section 12(1)(c) admissions are conducted in 3 distinct phases. Online applications normally start in mid-February and conclude in April. Registered schools verify and admit students by June.
RTE 25% Quota: Private schools within 1 km of Turkahiya are required under RTE Section 12(1)(c) to reserve 25% seats for children from Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).
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The official 11-digit UDISE code of Composite J.H.S. Gandhi Nagar is 09551403501. This code is required for NSP scholarship portals, admission transfers, and state education board verification.
It is a government school providing completely free education with no tuition fees, free textbooks, and daily cooked hot meals under the PM POSHAN national program.
According to the latest Ministry of Education UDISE+ directory, the Headmaster in charge is PRABHAWATI DEVI.
The medium of instruction is Hindi Medium, teaching Class 1 to 8 in a Co-educational setting.
The official address is COMPOSITE JHS GANDHI NAGAR, PIN Code: 272001, Town Area Block, basti District, uttar-pradesh.
Composite J.H.S. Gandhi Nagar is located in postal PIN Code 272001 serving Turkahiya and Town Area block in basti. To find other primary, secondary, and higher secondary schools near PIN Code 272001 (Near Me search), use SchoolsPedia's location search. Under RTE Section 12(1)(c), private schools within 1 km (primary) and 3 km (upper primary) of your residence offer 25% quota free seats.
According to verified UDISE+ infrastructure records, the campus features Playground (Yes) ✅, Internet Connectivity (Yes) ✅, Electricity Supply (Yes) ✅. Download the free School Report Card on udiseplus.gov.in using code 09551403501 for full details.
As a government institution, admissions at Composite J.H.S. Gandhi Nagar are completely free of charge with zero tuition fees under the RTE Act. Parents can visit the school administrative office during the admission window with the child's birth certificate, Aadhaar card, and residence proof for direct enrollment.
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