# Gadhgawan Village, Narpatganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Narpatganj, Araria 

# Gadhgawan

Gadhgawan is a village in Narpatganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854318**. The 2011 Census counted **2,212 people in 449 households**, the 47th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 2,212people (2011)
- 449households
- 46.9%literacy
- 854318PIN code

## Gadhgawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gadhgawan is 854318.** Gadhgawan falls in Narpatganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854318
- Gram panchayatGoraraha Bishanpur
- Community development blockNarpatganj
- Census village code221525

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gadhgawan from nearby towns?

- Narpatganj (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)47 km by road
- Forbesganj (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gadhgawan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gadhgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbishganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbishganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gadhgawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy and paddy**. About 82% of the 334 hectares of village land is sown, and 233 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gadhgawan

Of every 100 households in Gadhgawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gadhgawan · ■ Narpatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gadhgawan?

■ Gadhgawan · ■ Narpatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**951

Working population ****46.9%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.8% for men and 40.0% for women. 45% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 176 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 478 (46%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 153 (15%) · **■** Marginal 229 (22%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Narpatganj

- Hanumannagar2,538 people
- Rajganj2,524 people
- Pathraha2,340 people
- Belsandi2,285 people
- Dahrahra2,124 people
- Dombana1,779 people
- Lachhmipur1,731 people
- Sahabganj1,705 people

[All 65 villages in Narpatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/narpatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gadhgawan?854318
- How far is Gadhgawan from Araria?47 km by road
- What is the population of Gadhgawan?2,212 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadhgawan in?Araria district (Narpatganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gadhgawan?46.9% (Census 2011)