# Gayaghat Village, Simri, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Simri, Buxar 

# Gayaghat

Gayaghat is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,468 people in 353 households**, the 26th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 2,468people (2011)
- 353households
- 72.9%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Gayaghat PIN code and other codes

Gayaghat falls in Simri sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGayaghat
- Community development blockSimri
- Census village code247898

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

## How far is Gayaghat from nearby towns?

- Simri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dumraon (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 Gayaghat?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gayaghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kathar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Gayaghat known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Gayaghat

Of every 100 households in Gayaghat in 2011, 41 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gayaghat · ■ Simri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**77%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**91%

Use banking services ****55%**

**62%

Television ****30%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gayaghat?

■ Gayaghat · ■ Simri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719**

**921

Working population ****19.7%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 59.8% for women. 36% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (25%) · **■** Marginal 313 (65%)

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 Simri

- Manikpur2,922 people
- Khaira2,835 people
- Parari2,749 people
- Durasan2,511 people
- Rajpur Kalan2,389 people
- Chakani2,340 people
- Dia Parmeswar2,302 people
- Arjunpur2,257 people

[All 156 villages in Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gayaghat from Buxar?22 km by road
- What is the population of Gayaghat?2,468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gayaghat in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gayaghat?72.9% (Census 2011)