# Gurgawan Village, Phulidumar, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Phulidumar, Banka 

# Gurgawan

Gurgawan is a village in Phulidumar sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,355 people in 275 households**, the 24th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%.

- 1,355people (2011)
- 275households
- 45.1%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Gurgawan PIN code and other codes

Gurgawan falls in Phulidumar sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRata
- Community development blockPhulidumar
- Census village code241383

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

## How far is Gurgawan from nearby towns?

- Phulidumar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)32 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)32 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 Gurgawan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gurgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amtua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Gurgawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Gurgawan

Of every 100 households in Gurgawan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurgawan · ■ Phulidumar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****40%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****23%**

**36%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Gurgawan?

■ Gurgawan · ■ Phulidumar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.1%**

**56.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1415**

**943

Working population ****32.7%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.7% for men and 34.9% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 124 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (12%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 253 (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 Phulidumar

- Kaitha1,808 people
- Tola Dasua1,426 people
- Jagatpur1,393 people
- Tola Bhitia1,364 people
- Tola Dhawabaran1,315 people
- Tola Khagra1,303 people
- Takipur1,277 people
- Lauria1,227 people

[All 123 villages in Phulidumar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/phulidumar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gurgawan from Banka?32 km by road
- What is the population of Gurgawan?1,355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurgawan in?Banka district (Phulidumar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gurgawan?45.1% (Census 2011)