# Ghurna Village, Narpatganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/narpatganj/ghurna/ Village · Narpatganj, Araria # Ghurna Ghurna is a village in Narpatganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854336**. The 2011 Census counted **4,950 people in 1,045 households**, the 29th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 4,950people (2011) - 1,045households - 59.6%literacy - 854336PIN code ## Ghurna PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghurna is 854336.** Ghurna falls in Narpatganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854336 - Gram panchayatBabuan, Pathraha - Community development blockNarpatganj - Census village code221483 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghurna from nearby towns? - Narpatganj (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Araria (district HQ)60 km by road - Forbesganj (nearest town)30 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 Ghurna? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Ghurna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Forbesganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Farbishganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter 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 Ghurna known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice mills. About 80% of the 562 hectares of village land is sown, and 316 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 Ghurna Of every 100 households in Ghurna in 2011, 36 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghurna · ■ Narpatganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****36%** **8% Toilet within the home ****16%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **98% Use banking services ****12%** **26% Television ****12%** **5% Mobile phone ****46%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **33% Own their home ****99%** **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 Ghurna? ■ Ghurna · ■ Narpatganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%** **53.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **951 Working population ****47.8%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.8% for men and 48.6% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 313 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,245 (53%) · **■** Household industry 149 (6%) · **■** Other work 165 (7%) · **■** Marginal 492 (21%) 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 - Bardaha5,809 people - Pharhi5,079 people - Kandhaili5,012 people - Bhawanipur4,967 people - Anchraand Hanuman nagar4,785 people - Baghua Dibiganj4,554 people - Maheshpatti4,446 people - Tamganj Toufir4,320 people [All 65 villages in Narpatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/narpatganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghurna?854336 - How far is Ghurna from Araria?60 km by road - What is the population of Ghurna?4,950 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghurna in?Araria district (Narpatganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ghurna?59.6% (Census 2011)