# Gulni Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Gulni

Gulni is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813221**. The 2011 Census counted **2,450 people in 472 households**, the 17th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 2,450people (2011)
- 472households
- 85.7%literacy
- 813221PIN code

## Gulni PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code813221
- Gram panchayatGulni
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240436

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

## How far is Gulni from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)20 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 Gulni?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gulni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Pokri
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Malda Buzurg
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Gulni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Gulni

Of every 100 households in Gulni in 2011, 1 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gulni · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**79%

Tap water ****17%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****60%**

**41%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gulni?

■ Gulni · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****756**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****743**

**918

Working population ****33.3%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 77.9% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (4%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (6%) · **■** Marginal 559 (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 Shambhuganj

- Asauta2,724 people
- Mirzapur2,636 people
- Mahthudih2,573 people
- Dharampur2,518 people
- Gidhaura2,420 people
- Chhatahar2,402 people
- Kaitha2,368 people
- Rudpai2,347 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gulni?813221
- How far is Gulni from Banka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gulni?2,450 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gulni in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gulni?85.7% (Census 2011)
