# Gordhawar Village, Barahat, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/gordhawar/ Village · Barahat, Banka # Gordhawar Gordhawar is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,929 people in 582 households**, the 14th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%. - 2,929people (2011) - 582households - 73.4%literacy - 887females per 1,000 males ## Gordhawar PIN code and other codes Gordhawar falls in Barahat sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGordhawar - Community development blockBarahat - Census village code241189 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gordhawar from nearby towns? - Barahat (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Banka (district HQ)18 km by road - Banka (nearest town)18 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 Gordhawar? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Gordhawar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phullidumar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajaun - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Gordhawar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Gordhawar Of every 100 households in Gordhawar in 2011, 12 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gordhawar · ■ Barahat rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **19% Toilet within the home ****9%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **87% Use banking services ****47%** **41% Television ****8%** **10% Mobile phone ****39%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****52%** **36% Own their home ****95%** **97% 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 Gordhawar? ■ Gordhawar · ■ Barahat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **60.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **935 Working population ****29.0%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.7% for men and 64.1% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 408 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (14%) · **■** Household industry 46 (5%) · **■** Other work 46 (5%) · **■** Marginal 233 (27%) 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 Barahat - Babhangawan4,665 people - Mirzapur3,977 people - Barhauna3,639 people - Sabal Pur3,398 people - Phulhara2,655 people - Gordhoa2,340 people - Laurhia Khurd2,302 people - Dafarpur2,188 people [All 73 villages in Barahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gordhawar from Banka?18 km by road - What is the population of Gordhawar?2,929 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gordhawar in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gordhawar?73.4% (Census 2011)