# Gorgawan Village, Belhar, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/belhar/gorgawan/ Village · Belhar, Banka # Gorgawan Gorgawan is a village in Belhar sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813212**. The 2011 Census counted **1,350 people in 277 households**, the 44th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%. - 1,350people (2011) - 277households - 71.1%literacy - 813212PIN code ## Gorgawan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gorgawan is 813212.** Gorgawan falls in Belhar sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - PIN code813212 - Gram panchayatDumaria - Community development blockBelhar - Census village code241512 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? - Belhar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Banka (district HQ)39 km by road - Sultanganj (nearest town)40 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gorgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhoreganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Banka - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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**. About 62% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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, 7 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gorgawan · ■ Belhar rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **6% Toilet within the home ****42%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **95% Use banking services ****49%** **40% Television ****22%** **8% Mobile phone ****58%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **34% Own their home ****100%** **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 · ■ Belhar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **60.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008** **941 Working population ****47.5%** **40.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 60.4% for women. 52% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 62 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (6%) · **■** Marginal 442 (69%) 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 Belhar - Tola Karauthara1,478 people - Lulha1,451 people - Tola Banhaili1,439 people - Tola Bahjora Gira Bahia1,410 people - Tola Kurpatari1,327 people - Tola Amhara1,299 people - Tola Khasia1,297 people - Tola Pathal Kundia1,241 people [All 172 villages in Belhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/belhar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gorgawan?813212 - How far is Gorgawan from Banka?39 km by road - What is the population of Gorgawan?1,350 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorgawan in?Banka district (Belhar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gorgawan?71.1% (Census 2011)