# Gurchakia Village, Bachhwara, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bachhwara, Begusarai 

# Gurchakia

Gurchakia is a village in Bachhwara sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar, PIN code **851111**. The 2011 Census counted **181 people in 39 households**, the 49th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%.

- 181people (2011)
- 39households
- 44.4%literacy
- 851111PIN code

## Gurchakia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gurchakia is 851111.** Gurchakia falls in Bachhwara sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- PIN code851111
- Gram panchayatDadpur
- Community development blockBachhwara
- Census village code237793

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

## How far is Gurchakia from nearby towns?

- Bachhwara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)10 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 Gurchakia?

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

### In the village

- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Jhamtiya
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dalsinghsarai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dalsinghsarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Gurchakia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 2 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Gurchakia

Of every 100 households in Gurchakia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurchakia · ■ Bachhwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****40%**

**41%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gurchakia?

■ Gurchakia · ■ Bachhwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.4%**

**60.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1421**

**921

Working population ****32.0%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.4% for men and 36.5% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 58 (100%)

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 Bachhwara

- Hadipur346 people
- Jit Bazidpur286 people
- Bhagwanpur232 people
- Ranitol222 people
- Dargahpur170 people
- Hadipur170 people
- Bhikhan Chak159 people
- Khairpur Sarai146 people

[All 91 villages in Bachhwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/bachhwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurchakia?851111
- How far is Gurchakia from Begusarai?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gurchakia?181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurchakia in?Begusarai district (Bachhwara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gurchakia?44.4% (Census 2011)