# Gidhwas Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/gidhwas/ Village · Raniganj, Araria # Gidhwas Gidhwas is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,793 people in 802 households**, the 37th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%. - 3,793people (2011) - 802households - 62.4%literacy - 966females per 1,000 males ## Gidhwas PIN code and other codes Gidhwas falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKharhat - Community development blockRaniganj - Census village code221767 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gidhwas from nearby towns? - Raniganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Araria (district HQ)15 km by road - Araria (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 Gidhwas? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Gidhwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria - ○Degree college10+ km · Araria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Gidhwas known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include baski tokari. About 86% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Gidhwas Of every 100 households in Gidhwas in 2011, 11 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gidhwas · ■ Raniganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****11%** **4% Toilet within the home ****9%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****32%** **23% Television ****17%** **5% Mobile phone ****42%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **34% Own their home ****97%** **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 Gidhwas? ■ Gidhwas · ■ Raniganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%** **49.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **960 Working population ****35.1%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.3% for men and 54.5% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 179 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 602 (45%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 249 (19%) · **■** Marginal 289 (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 Raniganj - Karankia4,272 people - Mahsaili4,101 people - Kahbara Bishunpur3,928 people - Rahua3,802 people - Kharhat3,647 people - Bitauna3,614 people - Kajra3,577 people - Barhara3,565 people [All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gidhwas from Araria?15 km by road - What is the population of Gidhwas?3,793 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gidhwas in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gidhwas?62.4% (Census 2011)