# Gayghat Village, Barhampur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/gayghat/ Village · Barhampur, Buxar # Gayghat Gayghat is a village in Barhampur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,633 people in 1,326 households**, the 4th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%. - 8,633people (2011) - 1,326households - 69.2%literacy - 949females per 1,000 males ## Gayghat PIN code and other codes Gayghat falls in Barhampur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGayghat - Community development blockBarhampur - Census village code247981 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gayghat from nearby towns? - Barhampur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Buxar (district HQ)38 km by road - Dumraon (nearest town)35 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 Gayghat? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Gayghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dumri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps 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 Gayghat known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Gayghat Of every 100 households in Gayghat in 2011, 5 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gayghat · ■ Barhampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **8% Toilet within the home ****40%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **77% Tap water ****17%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **89% Use banking services ****70%** **60% Television ****15%** **15% Mobile phone ****64%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **17% Own their home ****98%** **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 Gayghat? ■ Gayghat · ■ Barhampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **67.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **930 Working population ****27.6%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 58.7% for women. 42% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 580 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 320 (13%) · **■** Household industry 77 (3%) · **■** Other work 177 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,225 (51%) 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 Barhampur - Nainijor25,004 people - Barhampur17,057 people - Raghunathpur11,857 people - Kaithi6,800 people - Nimej6,482 people - Mahuar6,421 people - Kant6,004 people [All 104 villages in Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gayghat from Buxar?38 km by road - What is the population of Gayghat?8,633 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gayghat in?Buxar district (Barhampur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gayghat?69.2% (Census 2011)