# Gurganwan Village, Matihani, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/matihani/gurganwan/ Village · Matihani, Begusarai # Gurganwan Gurganwan is a village in Matihani sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,693 people in 386 households**, the 19th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 1,693people (2011) - 386households - 63.6%literacy - 879females per 1,000 males ## Gurganwan PIN code and other codes Gurganwan falls in Matihani sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGorgama - Community development blockMatihani - Census village code238469 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gurganwan from nearby towns? - Matihani (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Begusarai (district HQ)16 km by road - Begusaria (nearest town)16 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 Gurganwan? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Gurganwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begusaria - ○Degree college10+ km · Begusaria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)1 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 Gurganwan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Gurganwan Of every 100 households in Gurganwan in 2011, 5 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Gurganwan · ■ Matihani rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **16% Toilet within the home ****11%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **69% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****36%** **46% Television ****8%** **11% Mobile phone ****49%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **22% Own their home ****94%** **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 Gurganwan? ■ Gurganwan · ■ Matihani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879** **879 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826** **903 Working population ****29.8%** **31.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.3% for men and 57.2% for women. 48% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 171 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (22%) · **■** Household industry 21 (4%) · **■** Other work 43 (9%) · **■** Marginal 159 (32%) 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 Matihani - Sihman Karari2,014 people - Hetimpur1,961 people - Lalpur1,933 people - Rampur1,798 people - Saidpur Khalsa1,679 people - Dhanuk Toli1,605 people - Mahammadpur Mani1,436 people - Kasimpur1,424 people [All 57 villages in Matihani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/matihani/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gurganwan from Begusarai?16 km by road - What is the population of Gurganwan?1,693 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurganwan in?Begusarai district (Matihani sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gurganwan?63.6% (Census 2011)