# Korwan Village, Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/korwan/ Village · Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya # Korwan Korwan is a village in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,703 people in 298 households**, the 40th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 1,703people (2011) - 298households - 64.1%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Korwan PIN code and other codes Korwan falls in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKorwan - Community development blockGaya Town C.D.Block - Census village code255357 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Korwan from nearby towns? - Gaya Town C.D.Block (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)12 km by road - Gaya (nearest town)12 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 Korwan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Korwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ 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 bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Korwan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Korwan Of every 100 households in Korwan in 2011, 13 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Korwan · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **21% Toilet within the home ****11%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **73% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **87% Use banking services ****46%** **50% Television ****16%** **22% Mobile phone ****53%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **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 Korwan? ■ Korwan · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **974 Working population ****43.9%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 51.8% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 349 (47%) · **■** Marginal 319 (43%) 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 Gaya Town C.D.Block - Bhikhanpur1,802 people - Hario1,786 people - Chaurahar1,774 people - Sherpur1,715 people - Kusarhi1,646 people - Bishunganj1,579 people - Dhansir1,565 people - Bahadur Bigha1,546 people [All 87 villages in Gaya Town C.D.Block](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Korwan from Gaya?12 km by road - What is the population of Korwan?1,703 (Census 2011) - Which district is Korwan in?Gaya district (Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Korwan?64.1% (Census 2011)