# Gorgawan Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/gorgawan/ Village · Amarpur, Banka # Gorgawan Gorgawan is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813101**. The 2011 Census counted **3,562 people in 603 households**, the 13th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 3,562people (2011) - 603households - 66.4%literacy - 813101PIN code ## Gorgawan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gorgawan is 813101.** Gorgawan falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - PIN code813101 - Gram panchayatGorgama - Community development blockAmarpur - Census village code240667 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gorgawan from nearby towns? - Amarpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Banka (district HQ)30 km by road - Amarpur (nearest town)10 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 Gorgawan? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Gorgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school5–10 km · Rampur - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singhnan - ○Degree college10+ km · Banka - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Gorgawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include hand tools and terracota pot. About 77% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Gorgawan Of every 100 households in Gorgawan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gorgawan · ■ Amarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **21% Toilet within the home ****11%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **82% Tap water ****3%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **92% Use banking services ****46%** **39% Television ****7%** **10% Mobile phone ****46%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **35% 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 Gorgawan? ■ Gorgawan · ■ Amarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **945 Working population ****31.6%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 57.1% for women. 44% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 39 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 377 (33%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 637 (57%) 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 Amarpur - Mahadeopur3,981 people - Ratanpur Magduma3,877 people - Ballikita3,644 people - Bhaluhar3,613 people - Sihuri3,559 people - Garibpur3,433 people - Khemi Chak3,412 people - Chorwe3,255 people [All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gorgawan?813101 - How far is Gorgawan from Banka?30 km by road - What is the population of Gorgawan?3,562 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorgawan in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gorgawan?66.4% (Census 2011)