# Ghonghawa Village, Dobhi, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dobhi, Gaya 

# Ghonghawa

Ghonghawa is a village in Dobhi sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,912 people in 302 households**, the 24th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 1,912people (2011)
- 302households
- 60.5%literacy
- 824201PIN code

## Ghonghawa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghonghawa is 824201.** Ghonghawa falls in Dobhi sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824201
- Gram panchayatWari
- Community development blockDobhi
- Census village code256433

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

## How far is Ghonghawa from nearby towns?

- Dobhi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)23 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 Ghonghawa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ghonghawa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Ghonghawa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Ghonghawa

Of every 100 households in Ghonghawa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ghonghawa · ■ Dobhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****46%**

**50%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**33%

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 Ghonghawa?

■ Ghonghawa · ■ Dobhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078**

**992

Working population ****39.8%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 46.3% for women. 52% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (17%) · **■** Household industry 20 (3%) · **■** Other work 54 (7%) · **■** Marginal 518 (68%)

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 Dobhi

- Bhaluwa2,105 people
- Pinrasin2,011 people
- Kothwara2,001 people
- Wari1,913 people
- Makhraur1,792 people
- Amarut1,729 people
- Lemogara1,724 people
- Kusmha1,700 people

[All 130 villages in Dobhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dobhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghonghawa?824201
- How far is Ghonghawa from Gaya?30 km by road
- What is the population of Ghonghawa?1,912 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghonghawa in?Gaya district (Dobhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghonghawa?60.5% (Census 2011)