# Gunwanti Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Gunwanti

Gunwanti is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,518 people in 1,578 households**, the 17th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 7,518people (2011)
- 1,578households
- 55.7%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Gunwanti PIN code and other codes

Gunwanti falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGunwanti
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221766

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

## How far is Gunwanti from nearby towns?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)20 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)20 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 Gunwanti?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gunwanti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Gunwanti known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 555 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Gunwanti

Of every 100 households in Gunwanti in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gunwanti · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**62%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**23%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**34%

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 Gunwanti?

■ Gunwanti · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1001**

**960

Working population ****46.1%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 44.4% for women. 50% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 440 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 906 (26%) · **■** Household industry 54 (2%) · **■** Other work 167 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,902 (55%)

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

- Parsahat8,080 people
- Jogta7,914 people
- Kala Balua7,698 people
- Bagulaha7,603 people
- Kharsahi7,388 people
- Rampur7,384 people
- Gopalpur6,945 people
- Mohni6,859 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gunwanti from Araria?20 km by road
- What is the population of Gunwanti?7,518 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gunwanti in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gunwanti?55.7% (Census 2011)