# Goriawan Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Goriawan

Goriawan is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813221**. The 2011 Census counted **83 people in 18 households**, the 125th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 83people (2011)
- 18households
- 90.1%literacy
- 813221PIN code

## Goriawan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Goriawan is 813221.** Goriawan falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813221
- Gram panchayatGulni
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240435

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

## How far is Goriawan from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)52 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)26 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 Goriawan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Goriawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pokri
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Malda Buzurg
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Goriawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Goriawan

Of every 100 households in Goriawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Goriawan · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**36%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****67%**

**41%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**36%

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 Goriawan?

■ Goriawan · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****804**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****200**

**918

Working population ****30.1%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 80.0% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 2 (8%) · **■** Marginal 23 (92%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Raipura150 people
- Padamchak146 people
- Korharia Arazi119 people
- Thebhai111 people
- Dealdih67 people
- Jala52 people
- Raipura48 people
- Masudanpur32 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Goriawan?813221
- How far is Goriawan from Banka?52 km by road
- What is the population of Goriawan?83 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goriawan in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Goriawan?90.1% (Census 2011)