# Gorhiya Village, Nawanagar, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nawanagar, Buxar 

# Gorhiya

Gorhiya is a village in Nawanagar sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **687 people in 105 households**, the 63rd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 687people (2011)
- 105households
- 77.4%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Gorhiya PIN code and other codes

Gorhiya falls in Nawanagar sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBabuganj English
- Community development blockNawanagar
- Census village code248856

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

## How far is Gorhiya from nearby towns?

- Nawanagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)28 km by road
- Domraon (nearest town)25 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 Gorhiya?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sikraur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonbarisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 5 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 Gorhiya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Gorhiya

Of every 100 households in Gorhiya in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gorhiya · ■ Nawanagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**75%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****52%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**23%

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 Gorhiya?

■ Gorhiya · ■ Nawanagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**941

Working population ****27.9%**

**29.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 67.3% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 183 (95%)

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 Nawanagar

- Patar Kona734 people
- Bararhi708 people
- Nokhpur707 people
- Somosar698 people
- Panrepur Pheku653 people
- Kharaumiyan651 people
- Dihupur642 people
- Dubauli541 people

[All 107 villages in Nawanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/nawanagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gorhiya from Buxar?28 km by road
- What is the population of Gorhiya?687 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorhiya in?Buxar district (Nawanagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gorhiya?77.4% (Census 2011)