# Gurgawan Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/gurgawan/ Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur # Gurgawan Gurgawan is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,791 people in 325 households**, the 34th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 1,791people (2011) - 325households - 61.6%literacy - 868females per 1,000 males ## Gurgawan PIN code and other codes Gurgawan falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAmba - Community development blockShahkund - Census village code239780 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? - Shahkund (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)30 km by road - Bhagalpur (nearest town)30 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? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gurgawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shahkund - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 2 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 95% of the 231 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, 26 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gurgawan · ■ Shahkund rural average Electricity for lighting ****26%** **19% Toilet within the home ****15%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **92% Use banking services ****72%** **50% Television ****14%** **12% Mobile phone ****65%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **29% 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 Gurgawan? ■ Gurgawan · ■ Shahkund rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%** **62.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868** **880 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **927 Working population ****32.6%** **36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 51.9% for women. 42% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 45 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (31%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (12%) · **■** Marginal 284 (49%) 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 Shahkund - Harnathpur2,141 people - Khulli1,970 people - Kishunpur1,970 people - Purani Kherhi1,942 people - Rajanpur1,776 people - Koranda1,772 people - Rampurdih1,712 people - Saidpur1,696 people [All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gurgawan from Bhagalpur?30 km by road - What is the population of Gurgawan?1,791 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gurgawan in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gurgawan?61.6% (Census 2011)