# Gordhoa Village, Barahat, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barahat, Banka 

# Gordhoa

Gordhoa is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,340 people in 433 households**, the 16th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 2,340people (2011)
- 433households
- 34.3%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Gordhoa PIN code and other codes

Gordhoa falls in Barahat sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhurna
- Community development blockBarahat
- Census village code241156

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

## How far is Gordhoa from nearby towns?

- Barahat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)6 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)6 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 Gordhoa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gordhoa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kheasr
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Gordhoa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Gordhoa

Of every 100 households in Gordhoa in 2011, 32 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gordhoa · ■ Barahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**19%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****23%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**37%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**87%

Use banking services ****5%**

**41%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gordhoa?

■ Gordhoa · ■ Barahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.3%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**935

Working population ****32.9%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.7% for men and 26.3% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 163 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (22%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 424 (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 Barahat

- Barhauna3,639 people
- Sabal Pur3,398 people
- Gordhawar2,929 people
- Phulhara2,655 people
- Laurhia Khurd2,302 people
- Dafarpur2,188 people
- Changeri2,145 people
- Laurhiabuzurg2,033 people

[All 73 villages in Barahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gordhoa from Banka?6 km by road
- What is the population of Gordhoa?2,340 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gordhoa in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gordhoa?34.3% (Census 2011)